On the 22nd, the House of Representatives passed a bill amending the Construction Business Act and the Public Works Tendering Contract Allocation Act (Contracting Act), which incorporates measures such as ensuring and allocate labor costs appropriately to improve handling of those issues. in the construction industry. The photo was unanimously approved by the committee. Purpose of the Public Works Quality Assurance Promotion Act (Public Works Quality Assurance Act), Contracting Act, and Survey Act, to be enacted by members of Congress , was interpreted on the same day in the form of mutual agreement. The proposals of the ruling and opposition parties at the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Committee of the House of Representatives were approved. Great progress has been made toward comprehensive legal reform known as the “Three Third Acts.”
On the same day, at the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Committee of the House of Representatives, opposition parties asked questions after the ruling party's questioning session on the 17th. If the amended bill passes the session passed by the full House of Representatives, it will be sent to the House of Representatives, where it is expected to be enacted in early June.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism aims to achieve wage growth that exceeds that of all sectors in each financial year by FY 2029 and increase the number of weekly holidays to two days for Skilled workers and engineers increased to 100% in principle. , as a key performance indicator (KPI) showing the impact of amendments to the Business Act and the Contracting Act.
When asked about this goal, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Tetsuo Saito said: “To realize a sustainable construction industry, it is necessary to ensure an appropriate labor source ” and said legal measures will be taken to focus on improvements. ``I hope that this will help the construction industry win the competition with other industries for human resources and that talented young people will happily join the construction industry.''
After the questioning session, the draft comprehensive amendments to the Enterprise Law and the Contract Law were approved and approved. Next, a bill to amend the Public Works Acquisition Act, the Contracting Act and the Survey Act was jointly proposed and debated by the seven ruling and opposition parties. House member Yoshihisa Furukawa, who served as chairman of the project group to amend the Inter-Parliamentary Union's Quality Assurance Act on Public Works Quality Assurance of the Liberal Democratic Party, provided the explanation. about its purpose and after several questions from opposition parties, the bill was voted in unanimously.
Upon passing both bills, an additional resolution was also passed, including points the government should keep in mind when implementing the amended law. The proposed amendments to the Business Law and the Contract Registration Law call for understanding the current state of wages for skilled workers, establishing appropriate standard labor costs and working to ensure Ensure labor costs are consistent with the understanding of private customers.
To move towards paying wages based on fair assessment of workers' capabilities, the government also requires necessary measures to promote the accumulation of work history and capacity assessment decisions in Construction Career Advancement System (CCUS). He also called for efforts to make the public understand that enforcement of the law could lead to longer construction times and higher costs.
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