Shunto Rengo and Zenroren publish the status of the companies that responded, including the amount of wage increases. Wage increase exceeds 5% for the first time in 33 years since 1991.
Many small and medium-sized enterprises are planning to begin full-scale negotiations in the future.Zenroren: Wage increase is at the highest level in about 25 years, but it is still “not at a level that can support a standard of living” Zenroen has set out a policy of demanding more than 10% of wages, or more than 30,000 yen per month, in this year's spring strike.