Chairman's Statement Released Following Cabinet Decision on "Bill to Partially Amend the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act, etc."
The Japan Federation of Certified Social Insurance and Labor Consultants has released a statement following the cabinet's decision on the "Bill to Partially Amend the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act, etc." It welcomes the inclusion of proposals advocated by the federation, such as the elimination of the gender gap in survivors' compensation pensions.
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The Japan Federation of Certified Social Insurance and Labor Consultants (Chairman: Masakiyo Wakabayashi) announced on April 7, 2026, that it has released a joint statement with the Japan Federation of Sharoushi Political League (Chairman: Masahito Ishikura) in response to the cabinet's decision on the "Bill to Partially Amend the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act, etc."
Publication Page (Federation HP)
https://www.shakaihokenroumushi.jp/Portals/0/doc/nsec/souken/2026/260407rousaikaisei.pdf?TabModule428=0
The Federation has been publishing its policy proposal and declaration, "Towards the Realization of Companies and a Society That Value People," since FY2022. The statement was released in response to the inclusion of the "elimination of the gender gap in survivors' compensation pensions" (FY2025) and the "abolition of the provisional exclusion from workers' accident insurance for certain businesses in agriculture, forestry, and fisheries" (FY2024), which were raised in the proposal, in the bill's outline decided by the cabinet.
A Sharoushi's mission is to contribute to the sound development of businesses and the improvement of workers' welfare, as well as to the improvement and promotion of social security, thereby contributing to the realization of a prosperous national life and a vibrant economic society, by contributing to the establishment of appropriate labor management and the formation of a proper working environment where individual dignity is maintained through the smooth implementation of laws and regulations concerning labor and social insurance (Article 1 of the Certified Social Insurance and Labor Consultant Act). Our Federation is deeply aware of the weight of this mission and will continue to make policy proposals and social communications rooted in the field.
Publication Page (Federation HP)
https://www.shakaihokenroumushi.jp/Portals/0/doc/nsec/souken/2026/260407rousaikaisei.pdf?TabModule428=0
The Federation has been publishing its policy proposal and declaration, "Towards the Realization of Companies and a Society That Value People," since FY2022. The statement was released in response to the inclusion of the "elimination of the gender gap in survivors' compensation pensions" (FY2025) and the "abolition of the provisional exclusion from workers' accident insurance for certain businesses in agriculture, forestry, and fisheries" (FY2024), which were raised in the proposal, in the bill's outline decided by the cabinet.
A Sharoushi's mission is to contribute to the sound development of businesses and the improvement of workers' welfare, as well as to the improvement and promotion of social security, thereby contributing to the realization of a prosperous national life and a vibrant economic society, by contributing to the establishment of appropriate labor management and the formation of a proper working environment where individual dignity is maintained through the smooth implementation of laws and regulations concerning labor and social insurance (Article 1 of the Certified Social Insurance and Labor Consultant Act). Our Federation is deeply aware of the weight of this mission and will continue to make policy proposals and social communications rooted in the field.