Japan unveils plan to raise pay, tackle overtime
It will enact laws to eventually eliminate pay gap between regular and contract employees doing the same work
Tokyo
JAPAN'S government laid out a plan on Tuesday that improves pay for contract employees but takes a soft-touch approach to reigning in the country's notoriously long working hours.
The plan is a crucial part of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's labour reforms, which he has touted as a way to narrow the wealth gap and make it easier for more women, the elderly and the young to join the workforce.
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