Spring Labor SME Labor Unions in Machinery and Metal Industries Some cases of high-level responses. The 13th is the intensive response day for this year's Spring Labor.

The focus is on whether the flow of wage increases will spread not only to large companies but also to small and medium-sized enterprises. JAM has a policy of demanding a monthly wage increase of at least 16,500 yen, the highest ever since its formation in 1999. According to JAM, as of noon on the 12th, more than 100 companies nationwide have already responded.