Panel pushes new temp work rules

To better protect temporary workers, staffing firms should be banned from dispatching registered workers for day work or employment periods of 30 days or less, a subcommittee of the Labor Policy Council advised the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry on Wednesday.

The panel also said the government should be allowed to recommend companies to directly employ temporary workers sent from staffing agencies if these companies are held responsible for illegal treatment of the workers.

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