# Article 2, paragraph (1), item (ii), its wordings — Whistleblower Protection Act

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How the wording of Article 2, paragraph (1), item (ii) (第二条第一項第二号) changed with each amendment, and how it will change.

- Law: Whistleblower Protection Act (公益通報者保護法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/whistleblower-protection-act
- Provision: Article 2, paragraph (1), item (ii) (第二条第一項第二号) — https://japanlaw.org/en/whistleblower-protection-act/art-2/par-1/item-2 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/whistleblower-protection-act/art-2/par-1/item-2)
- The law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments
- 2 wordings, oldest first.

## 1. Before Act No. 62 of 2025

- State: In force

Japanese:

> 派遣労働者（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（昭和六十年法律第八十八号。第四条において「労働者派遣法」という。）第二条第二号に規定する派遣労働者をいう。以下同じ。）又は派遣労働者であった者　当該派遣労働者又は派遣労働者であった者に係る労働者派遣（同条第一号に規定する労働者派遣をいう。第四条及び第五条第二項において同じ。）の役務の提供を受け、又は当該通報の日前一年以内に受けていた事業者

English (Machine translation, not official):

> a dispatched worker (meaning a dispatched worker as prescribed in Article 2, item (ii) of the Act on Ensuring the Proper Operation of Worker Dispatching Services and Protecting Dispatched Workers (Act No. 88 of 1985; referred to as the "Worker Dispatching Act" in Article 4); the same applies below) or a former dispatched worker: the business operator that receives, or received within one year before the date of the relevant report, the services of worker dispatch (meaning worker dispatch as prescribed in item (i) of the same Article; the same applies in Article 4 and Article 5, paragraph (2)) related to the relevant dispatched worker or the former dispatched worker;

## 2. 1 December 2026 — Act No. 62 of 2025

- State: Not yet in force
- Takes effect: 1 December 2026
- The amendment: Reworded (Act No. 62 of 2025) — https://japanlaw.org/en/whistleblower-protection-act/amendments/20261201_507AC0000000062

Japanese:

> 派遣労働者（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（昭和六十年法律第八十八号。第四条第一項第一号において「労働者派遣法」という。）第二条第二号に規定する派遣労働者をいう。以下同じ。）又は派遣労働者であった者　当該派遣労働者又は派遣労働者であった者に係る労働者派遣（同条第一号に規定する労働者派遣をいう。第四条第一項において同じ。）の役務の提供を受け、又は当該通報の日前一年以内に受けていた事業者

English (Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice):

> a dispatched worker (meaning a dispatched worker as prescribed in Article 2, item (ii) of the Act on Ensuring the Proper Operation of Worker Dispatching Services and Protecting Dispatched Workers (Act No. 88 of 1985; referred to as the "Worker Dispatching Act" in Article 4, paragraph (1), item (i)); the same applies below) or a former dispatched worker:the business operator that receives, or received within one year before the date of the relevant report, the services of worker dispatch (meaning worker dispatch as prescribed in item (i) of the same Article; the same applies in Article 4, paragraph (1)) related to the relevant dispatched worker or the former dispatched worker;

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## Sources

- The dates and the amending laws: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/416AC0000000122)
- English name of the law: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/5109/tb)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI
- The Japanese text before: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/416AC0000000122/20261102_508AC0000000062)
- The Japanese text after: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/416AC0000000122/20261201_507AC0000000062)