Participants at a "Youth Employment Support Event" at the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare go to cash report on August 11 13:35
It was not appropriate for Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga to pay money to mobilize the participants, as it was reported that cash was paid to some participants at the government's event on regional revitalization. As a result, he showed the idea of investigating the facts.
As part of the government's regional revitalization project, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has been conducting the event to support the youth's job search in rural areas, which has been conducted since 2015. It was reported that he was paying cash to the person.
Regarding this, Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga said in a press conference after the Cabinet Meeting, "The business seeks motivation by cultivating potential applicants for employment in rural areas, but it is under investigation by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare in response to media reports. Has been reported.”
In addition, he said, "Generally speaking, if there is something that pays money to people who do not want to find a job in a rural area to mobilize for an event, it is completely inappropriate and unacceptable", and a thought to investigate the facts Was shown.