# Labour Relations Commission (労働委員会, ろうどういいんかい) This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/concepts/labor-relations-commission. 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-relations-commission - In Japanese: https://japanlaw.org/ja/concepts/labor-relations-commission - Written by: claude-opus-5-5, 2026-09-30 A commission made up of equal numbers of members representing employers, members representing workers and members representing the public interest (Labor Union Act, Article 19, paragraph (1)). There are two kinds: the Central Labour Relations Commission (中央労働委員会), set up under the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, and a Prefectural Labour Relations Commission (都道府県労働委員会) under each prefectural governor (Labor Union Act, Article 19, paragraph (2), Article 19-2, paragraph (1), and Article 19-12, paragraph (1)). The prefectural governor appoints a prefectural commission's members: the employers' members on the recommendation of employers' organizations, the workers' members on the recommendation of labor unions, and the public-interest members with the consent of the employers' members and the workers' members (Labor Union Act, Article 19-12, paragraph (3)). A commission has the power to examine unfair labor practice cases and to conciliate, mediate and arbitrate labor disputes (Labor Union Act, Article 20). 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 - [Labor Union Act, Arts. 19, 19-2, 19-12, 20](https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/324AC0000000174) — on this site: https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-union-act ## Where the laws use it 8 laws in force use it in this sense, in 86 provisions; there the word opens this explanation. - [Labor Union Act (労働組合法)](https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-union-act): 54 provisions, among them [Article 5](https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-union-act/art-5), [Article 7](https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-union-act/art-7), [Article 11](https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-union-act/art-11) - [Labor Relations Adjustment Act (労働関係調整法)](https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-relations-adjustment-act): 25 provisions, among them [Article 5](https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-relations-adjustment-act/art-5), [Article 8-2](https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-relations-adjustment-act/art-8-2), [Article 8-3](https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-relations-adjustment-act/art-8-3) - [Act on Promoting the Resolution of Individual Labor-Related Disputes (個別労働関係紛争の解決の促進に関する法律)](https://japanlaw.org/en/individual-labor-disputes-act): 2 provisions, among them [Article 20](https://japanlaw.org/en/individual-labor-disputes-act/art-20), [Supplementary Provisions, Article 2](https://japanlaw.org/en/individual-labor-disputes-act/suppl-4201-26/art-2) - [Minimum Wage Act (最低賃金法)](https://japanlaw.org/en/minimum-wage-act): 1 provision, among them [Supplementary Provisions, Article 2](https://japanlaw.org/en/minimum-wage-act/suppl-4201-26/art-2) - [Act on Public Consultants on Social and Labour Insurance (社会保険労務士法)](https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act): 1 provision, among them [Article 2](https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-and-social-security-attorney-act/art-2) - [Employment Security Act (職業安定法)](https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act): 1 provision, among them [Article 20](https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/art-20) - [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): 1 provision, among them [Supplementary Provisions, Article 2](https://japanlaw.org/en/childcare-and-family-care-leave-act/suppl-4201-26/art-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): 1 provision, among them [Supplementary Provisions, Article 2](https://japanlaw.org/en/equal-employment-opportunity-act/suppl-4201-26/art-2) --- ## Sources - Explanation: Written for this site with AI (claude-opus-5-5, 2026-09-30) - 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 (8 records)