Spring Labor: Keidanren and Rengo top leaders agree to pass on prices, including personnel costs. In mid-February, labor unions in the automobile industry and other industries submitted written demands, and negotiations began in earnest.
In this year's spring labor movement, the R Engo advocated a policy of demanding a wage increase of 5% or more, which is higher than last year's level. Both labor and management saw the highest wage increase rate in 30 years. In addition to the spread to small and medium-sized enterprises, raising the wages of non-regular employees is also an issue.