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Harding, Robin
FT.com, 12/2019Newspaper Article
The#KuToo movementreflected concerns over gender equality but its existence also highlighted the growing willingness of Japanese employees to speak up on everything from bullying to overwork, in a country with an unemployment rate of just 2.4 per cent that suffers acute labour shortages. Japan’s labour market is going through a period of profound change, driven by activism, legislation and the huge demographic shift that will see its population fall every year for the foreseeable future. Add in the stagnation of take-home pay after ever-rising social security costs, and workers still feel they have little to shout about, said Mr Gunji.
