# Labor Policy Council (労働政策審議会, ろうどうせいさくしんぎかい) This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/concepts/labor-policy-council. Every law, and how to address a provision: https://japanlaw.org/llms.txt. The same laws as MCP tools (no sign-in): https://japanlaw.org/mcp. - Group: Institutions, offices and documents - URL: https://japanlaw.org/en/concepts/labor-policy-council - In Japanese: https://japanlaw.org/ja/concepts/labor-policy-council - Written by: claude-opus-5-5, 2026-10-09 A council (審議会) attached to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Act for Establishment of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Article 6, paragraph (1)). At the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare's request it studies and deliberates on important matters of labour policy (and, at that Minister's or the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry's request, on preventing pneumoconiosis (じん肺)), gives its opinion on them to the Minister or the administrative bodies concerned, and handles the matters the labour laws assign to it (Article 9, paragraph (1) of that Act). It has thirty members, whom the Minister appoints in equal numbers from those representing workers, employers and the public interest, and temporary and expert members may be added for particular matters (Cabinet Order (政令) on the Labor Policy Council (労働政策審議会令), Articles 2 and 3). Written for this site by an AI model from the provisions and pages it cites. Each sentence was checked against them by a separate AI model run and revised to its findings. Not reviewed by a lawyer. ## Provisions and sources it draws on - [Act for Establishment of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Arts. 6, 9](https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/411AC0000000097) - [Cabinet Order on the Labor Policy Council, Arts. 2, 3](https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/412CO0000000284) ## Where the laws use it 15 laws in force use it in this sense, in 37 provisions; there the word opens this explanation. - [Act on the Collection, etc. of Insurance Premiums of Labor Insurance (労働保険の保険料の徴収等に関する法律)](https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-insurance-premium-collection-act): 4 provisions, among them [Article 12](https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-insurance-premium-collection-act/art-12), [Article 22](https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-insurance-premium-collection-act/art-22), [Supplementary Provisions, Article 15](https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-insurance-premium-collection-act/suppl-4151-31/art-15) - [Act on Ensuring the Proper Operation of Worker Dispatching Services and Protecting Dispatched Workers (労働者派遣事業の適正な運営の確保及び派遣労働者の保護等に関する法律)](https://japanlaw.org/en/worker-dispatch-act): 4 provisions, among them [Article 4](https://japanlaw.org/en/worker-dispatch-act/art-4), [Article 5](https://japanlaw.org/en/worker-dispatch-act/art-5), [Article 35-4](https://japanlaw.org/en/worker-dispatch-act/art-35-4) - [Act on Employment Security of Elderly Persons (高年齢者等の雇用の安定等に関する法律)](https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-employment-act): 4 provisions, among them [Article 6](https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-employment-act/art-6), [Article 22](https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-employment-act/art-22), [Article 24](https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-employment-act/art-24) - [Labor Standards Act (労働基準法)](https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act): 3 provisions, among them [Article 32-4](https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act/art-32-4), [Article 38-4](https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act/art-38-4), [Article 99](https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-standards-act/art-99) - [Industrial Safety and Health Act (労働安全衛生法)](https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act): 3 provisions, among them [Article 6](https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-6), [Article 7](https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-7), [Article 114](https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-safety-and-health-act/art-114) - [Act on Comprehensively Advancing Labor Measures, and Stabilizing the Employment of Workers, and Enriching Workers' Vocational Lives (労働施策の総合的な推進並びに労働者の雇用の安定及び職業生活の充実等に関する法律)](https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-measures-act): 3 provisions, among them [Article 10](https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-measures-act/art-10), [Article 31](https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-measures-act/art-31), [Article 47](https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-measures-act/art-47) - [Act on Childcare Leave, Caregiver Leave, and Other Measures for the Welfare of Workers Caring for Children or Other Family Members (育児休業、介護休業等育児又は家族介護を行う労働者の福祉に関する法律)](https://japanlaw.org/en/childcare-and-family-care-leave-act): 3 provisions, among them [Article 57](https://japanlaw.org/en/childcare-and-family-care-leave-act/art-57), [Article 60](https://japanlaw.org/en/childcare-and-family-care-leave-act/art-60), [Supplementary Provisions, Article 11](https://japanlaw.org/en/childcare-and-family-care-leave-act/suppl-4291-14/art-11) - [Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act (労働者災害補償保険法)](https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-accident-insurance-act): 2 provisions, among them [Article 5](https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-accident-insurance-act/art-5), [Supplementary Provisions, Article 64](https://japanlaw.org/en/industrial-accident-insurance-act/suppl-3221-50/art-64) - [Act on Proper Technical Intern Training and Protection of Technical Intern Trainees (外国人の技能実習の適正な実施及び技能実習生の保護に関する法律)](https://japanlaw.org/en/technical-intern-training-act): 2 provisions, among them [Article 23](https://japanlaw.org/en/technical-intern-training-act/art-23), [Supplementary Provisions, Article 8](https://japanlaw.org/en/technical-intern-training-act/suppl-4281-89/art-8) - [Employment Security Act (職業安定法)](https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act): 2 provisions, among them [Article 30](https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/art-30), [Article 33](https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/art-33) - [Act to Facilitate the Employment of Persons with Disabilities (障害者の雇用の促進等に関する法律)](https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act): 2 provisions, among them [Article 7](https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/art-7), [Article 85-2](https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-act/art-85-2) - [Act on Equal Opportunity and Treatment between Men and Women in Employment (雇用の分野における男女の均等な機会及び待遇の確保等に関する法律)](https://japanlaw.org/en/equal-employment-opportunity-act): 2 provisions, among them [Article 4](https://japanlaw.org/en/equal-employment-opportunity-act/art-4), [Article 37](https://japanlaw.org/en/equal-employment-opportunity-act/art-37) - [Minimum Wage Act (最低賃金法)](https://japanlaw.org/en/minimum-wage-act): 1 provision, among them [Supplementary Provisions](https://japanlaw.org/en/minimum-wage-act/suppl-3431-90) - [Act on Improvement of Personnel Management and Conversion of Employment Status for Part-Time Workers and Fixed-Term Workers (短時間労働者及び有期雇用労働者の雇用管理の改善等に関する法律)](https://japanlaw.org/en/part-time-and-fixed-term-workers-act): 1 provision, among them [Article 5](https://japanlaw.org/en/part-time-and-fixed-term-workers-act/art-5) - [Employment Insurance Act (雇用保険法)](https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-insurance-act): 1 provision, among them [Article 72](https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-insurance-act/art-72) ## Related - [Act (法律, ほうりつ)](https://japanlaw.org/en/concepts/act) --- ## Sources - Explanation: Written for this site with AI (claude-opus-5-5, 2026-10-09) - Where it is used, and how often: Worked out by this site from e-Gov's text - English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (15 records)