# 職業安定法 / Employment Security Act — 第三十三条の六 (Article 33-6)

- Law: 職業安定法 (Employment Security Act), 昭和二十二年法律第百四十一号
- English title "Employment Security Act": Ministry of Justice translation
- Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say.
- Provision: 第三十三条の六 (Article 33-6)（厚生労働大臣の指導等） — address `art-33-6`
- Text in force since: 2026-04-01
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### 第三十三条の六（厚生労働大臣の指導等） — (Guidance of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-33-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/art-33-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000141/art-33-6</sup>

  **第一項**  厚生労働大臣は、労働力の需要供給を調整するため特に必要があるときは、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、職業紹介事業者に対し、職業紹介の範囲、時期、手段、件数その他職業紹介を行う方法に関し必要な指導、助言及び勧告をすることができる。
  <sup>art-33-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/employment-security-act/art-33-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000141/art-33-6/par-1</sup>
  If it is particularly necessary to coordinate workforce supply and demand, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may provide necessary guidance, advice, and recommendations to the provider of employment placement services; these recommendations can cover the scope, timing, means, and number of cases of employment placement, and methods of carrying out employment placement, pursuant to the provisions of Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

## Cited by

2 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 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 第二十七条第二項（職業安定法の特例等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/technical-intern-training-act/art-27/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/428AC0000000089/art-27/par-2
- 高年齢者等の雇用の安定等に関する法律 第三十八条第三項（業務等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/elderly-employment-act/art-38/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/346AC0000000068/art-38/par-3

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 職業安定法 — the text in force from 2026-04-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/322AC0000000141/20260401_506AC0000000050), retrieved 2026-10-17
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Employment Security Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4627/tb), retrieved 2026-10-17
- This site's parser, version 209 — 職業安定法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-17
