The entire industry will promote working style reform in the construction industry with four main organizations of the construction industry: the Japan Federation of Construction Contractors (Nikkenren), the National Construction Contractors Association (Zenken), National Association of Small and Medium Construction Contractors (Zenchuken) and Federation of Construction Industry Professional Associations (Kensenren). We have embarked on our first national joint campaign to close all facilities on Saturdays and Sundays. Taking advantage of overtime limits that will apply to the construction industry from April, four organizations have come together to aim for a two-day working week on Saturday and Sunday for all projects. public and private construction projects. Zenken President Takanori Okumura gave the report at the opinion exchange meeting held at the Prime Minister's Office on the 8th, attended by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Tetsuo Saito, together with leaders of four organizations, the name of the nationwide campaign is ``Target to close all construction sites on Saturday and Sunday.'' The current campaign period is one year and will be updated from time to time.
Leaders of four organizations promote industry-wide campaign to close workplaces nationwide on Saturday and Sunday
Previously, mass site shutdowns were limited to public construction sites on Saturdays and were typically carried out by districts or regions. Four organizations are also deciding whether or not to participate in the movement in their respective regions.
Poster printed with the image of the character “Yasumin” (all provided by Zenken)
Regulations on overtime work limits include not only overtime on weekdays but also work on non-statutory holidays, excluding Sundays. The four organizations believe it will be effective to ensure that Saturday is an orderly day off while also taking into account the values of young people, who value having two days off each week on Saturday and Sunday. exam time. all workplaces on Saturday and Sunday, this is the first nationwide campaign to firmly cross organizational boundaries and at the same time establish that the understanding and cooperation of all customers Public and private goods are essential to achieving campaign results. with related organizations, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the National Governors Association, the National Mayors Association, the National Association of Towns and Villages, the Japan Federation of Economic Organizations and the Chamber of Commerce Japan Trade and Industry funded the project. We also submitted an application to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. We also create PR posters to put up on site and in the office. " " is posted as the image character for closed days Saturday and Sunday. Bears are active in the warm season and hibernate for long periods in the cold season, and the book emphasizes the importance of being able to switch between on and off. The four organizations will distribute the necessary number of posters to each member and branch.
The Nikken Federation has issued a ``Proclamation for Ensuring Adequate Construction Time'', calling on customers to ensure adequate construction time with two days off per week, and Zenken is also launching a “Project Estimating Campaign.” Calculate appropriate construction time". We will encourage further support through this nationwide campaign. Zenchuken hopes that the two-day workweek will be popularized in construction work in municipalities where it is not so common, and Kensenren expects that the two-day workweek will raise awareness of craftsmen. We will strongly support the transformation of this industry into a sustainable and attractive new 4K industry (salaries, vacations, hope and fun) through a campaign to close all workplaces nationwide on Saturday and Sunday.
At the same time, we respect the circumstances of different sectors, such as the amount of construction work undertaken by the public and private sectors. As before, the implementation of campaigns such as prioritizing the closure of public construction sites on Saturdays and Sundays at the provincial level will be at the discretion of each region.
