Kobayashi, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Yoshino, chairman of Rengo, had a meeting and shared the recognition that it is important to create an environment in which the increase in raw material prices can be passed on to small and medium-sized enterprises to raise wages.
On the 8th, Chairman Kobayashi of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Chairman Yoshino of the Union held a meeting on the theme of the annual spring labor offensive and the need for wage increases as prices continue to rise.
In this, President Kobayashi said, ``We must break away from the deflationary situation in which neither prices nor wages rise. I'm calling for you to come," he said.
Among small and medium-sized enterprises, there is an increasing number of cases in which they are forced to raise wages even though their business performance has not improved.
RENGO Chairman Yoshino said, ``Some say that the cost of raw materials and energy has not been sufficiently passed on to prices, and that this is the biggest obstacle to wage increases. It's important," and shared the recognition that it is important to create an environment where prices can be passed on in transactions with major companies.