Article 19-3Appointment of the Members of the Central Labour5 Relations Commission
第十九条の三（中央労働委員会の委員の任命等）
The Central Labour Relations Commission is to be composed of fifteen members from employer members, labor members, and public interest members.
The Prime Minister appoints the employer members based upon the recommendations of employers' organizations (for four of the employer members, based upon the recommendations of agencies engaged in administrative execution (meaning an agency engaged in administrative execution provided for in Article 2, paragraph (4) of the Act on General Rules for Incorporated Administrative Agencies (Act No. 103 of 1999); the same applies in this paragraph, paragraph (2), item (ii) of the following Article, and Article 19-10, paragraph (1))). The Prime Minister appoints the labor members based upon the recommendations of the labor unions (for four of the labor members, based upon the recommendations of the labor unions formed or joined by employees provided for in Article 2, item (ii) of the Act on Labor Relations of Agency Engaged in Administrative Execution (Act No. 257 of 1948) (hereinafter referred to as "employees of an agency engaged in administrative execution" in this Chapter)). The Prime Minister, after obtaining the consent of both Houses, appoints the public interest members from among the persons stated in the list of candidates prepared by the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare with the consent of the employer members and the labor members.
使用者委員は使用者団体の推薦（使用者委員のうち四人については、行政執行法人（独立行政法人通則法（平成十一年法律第百三号）第二条第四項に規定する行政執行法人をいう。以下この項、次条第二項第二号及び第十九条の十第一項において同じ。）の推薦）に基づいて、労働者委員は労働組合の推薦（労働者委員のうち四人については、行政執行法人の労働関係に関する法律（昭和二十三年法律第二百五十七号）第二条第二号に規定する職員（以下この章において「行政執行法人職員」という。）が結成し、又は加入する労働組合の推薦）に基づいて、公益委員は厚生労働大臣が使用者委員及び労働者委員の同意を得て作成した委員候補者名簿に記載されている者のうちから両議院の同意を得て、内閣総理大臣が任命する。
In the case where the term of office of a public interest member has expired or a vacancy has occurred for a public interest member and the consent of both Houses cannot be obtained because the Diet is not in session or the House of Representatives has been dissolved, notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the Prime Minister may appoint a public interest member from among the persons stated in the list of candidates prepared by the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare after obtaining the consent of the employer members and the labor members.
In the case referred to in the preceding paragraph, subsequent approval by both Houses must be sought at the first session of the Diet after the appointment. In this case, if subsequent approval of both Houses cannot be obtained, the Prime Minister must immediately dismiss the public interest member.
As to appointment of the public interest members, seven or more those members must not belong to the same political party.
公益委員の任命については、そのうち七人以上が同一の政党に属することとなつてはならない。
The members of the Central Labour Relations Commission (simply referred to as "members" in the following Article to Article 19-9) is to serve on a part-time basis; provided, however, that up to two public interest members may serve on a full-time basis.