Prime Minister Kishida asks construction industry leaders to increase wages by more than 5%. Prime Minister KISHida exchanged opinions with top leaders of the construction industry.
The government is aiming to enact legislation and formulate policy packages to encourage work style reform, as well as to improve the "labor unit price," which is the standard for public construction wages. It was explained that the national average price increase was 5.9% and that the industry should push forward with wage increases that are well above 5%.