著者

永田 瞬

出版者

経済理論学会

雑誌

季刊経済理論 (ISSN:18825184)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.46, no.2, pp.58-69, 2009-07-20 (Released:2017-04-25)

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In contemporary Japan, an increase in the number of atypical employment, such as part-time, fixed-term, and temporary agency workers, is a serious social problem. This paper discusses the connection between atypical employment and labor policy in Japan. The first section examines the deterioration of Japanese workers' living conditions. Their living conditions are characterized by: i) the growing poverty rate (as revealed by OECD report), ii) a rapid increase in the number of the working poor, and iii) the poor working conditions of atypical employment. The second section considers characteristics of Japanese current labor policies. It argues that because of insufficient protection of working conditions, atypical employment is in disadvantageous positions in labor market. Therefore, we need to consider policy options to improve working conditions of atypical employment. The third section considers equal treatment policies in the EU countries. Under the EU legal directives, the EU countries have promoted such policies by providing equality treatments to atypical employment. These EU directives include the directive on part-time work of 1997, that on fixed term work of 1999, and that on temporary agency work of 2008. These directives brought about improvements in employment status of atypical employment by narrowing the wage gap between typical employment and atypical employment. The analysis suggests that policies to improve working conditions of atypical employment are effective in reducing the number of the working poor.

著者

永田 瞬

出版者

福岡県立大学

雑誌

福岡県立大学人間社会学部紀要 (ISSN:13490230)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.21, no.1, pp.23-39, 2012-07-31

著者

永田 瞬

出版者

高崎経済大学

雑誌

若手研究(B)

巻号頁・発行日

2012-04-01

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本研究では、ジーンズ産業における若年層のキャリア形成と地域間ネットワークの課題を明らかにする。具体的には、①三備地区(岡山県、広島県)におけるメーカー側の製造・販売ネットワークと人材育成の分析、②若年層の就業意識と学校側カリキュラムである。三備地区の繊維産業集積における自社ブランドメーカーは、縫製加工業者や洗い加工業者と密接な取引関係を結び、産地外の織布メーカーとも取引を活発化させている。学生服メーカーは、短期需要に即応するため、国内立地を選択している。以上の事情は、他地域の産地型産業集積にとっても示唆に富む。