The Central Employment Security Council reported the bill on the Dispatch Law to the Labor Minister. The bill on appropriate management of the dispatch undertakings and the partial amendment of the working condition of dispatched workers was submitted on 15 July 1998, then, partially revised and reported. The report was attached by the objection by the labor side council members. In response to this, RENGO released the General Secretary's comment and shown its position to demand to improve and reinforce protection measures and to extend actions inside and outside of the Diet.

The law separated employment and labor, and left employer's responsibility vague. RENGO had expressed anxiety, since the moment of the enforcement of the Labor Dispatch Law in 1986, and demanded to rule the protection measures on workers' job security, privacy rights and human rights based on the 181 ILO convention. However, the report was insufficient especially in the protection measures pointed out by labor side. RENGO would extend the action in and out of the Diet with the strong resolve to demand to improve and reinforce the protection measures attached with the Labor Standards Law issue, if the said bill submitted to the present extra ordinary session of the Diet.

The Central Labour Security Council submitted the gist of the bill of dispatched worker law to the Ministry of Labour on 5 Aug. 1998. Prior to this submission, RENGO confirmed "the action against the partial amendment of the dispatched worker law" at the 13th Central Executive Committee.

The dispatched worker law was enforced in 1986. For the amendment of the said law, RENGO kept its stance to clear the idea and position of dispatched labor in the labor market, extension of protection of workers and the policy to guarantee the effect of the law. The new dispatching system is temporary policy to balance the demand and supply in the labor market, and extend the objective jobs unlimitedly. RENGO concluded that those dispatched workers substitute the permanent employees group mainly by registered dispatched workers. RENGO had demanded not to allow register type among the objective jobs to regulate the dispatched period as around 3 months long to distinguish the new one from the existing framework and to extend labor protection policy. The above was also adopted by the labor side members of the Central Labour Security Council and the Council confirmed to revise the amendment for the submission.

RENGO, at the 13th Central Executive Committee on 4 Aug. 1998, confirmed its position to promote the national consensus to take the New Year's Day off.

(1)Action by RENGO head office
-unification of perception by RENGO affiliated organizations
-action of demand

• national employers' organization
• national parties of the trade
• authorities concerned
• consumers' organization

-action to enlighten RENGO members towards consensus
-preparation of materials for campaign

(2)Action by RENGO affiliated organizations
-direct own member unions not to extend the New Year's day business

(3)Action by local RENGOs
-action of demand

• local employers' organization
• local parties of the trade
• local authorities concerned
• action towards resolutions by local assemblies