Volume 9, Number 7 (July 2, 2009)

1. LABOR DISPUTE CASES ON THE RISE IN CHINA
2. JAPAN PASSES NEW AMENDMENT ON CHILDCARE LEAVE
3. HONG KONG TO INTRODUCE MINIMUM WAGE BILL
4. KOREA REACHES TWO-YEAR DEADLINE FOR IRREGULAR WORKERS

1. LABOR STRIKES SPREAD THROUGH TAIWAN AND SOUTHERN CHINA
2. NEW PENSION SCHEME INITIATED IN INDIA
3. SINGAPORE ISSUES NEW GUIDELINES ON MANAGING EXCESS MANPOWER
4. MORE WOMEN JOIN THE WORKFORCE IN KOREA

1. FOREIGN COMPANIES IN CHINA CAUTIOUS OF HIRING LOCAL GRADUATES
2. AS LAYOFFS CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN JAPAN, FOREIGN COMPANIES REVIEW TERMINATION POLICIES
3. FINDING TALENT IN VIETNAM STILL A STRUGGLE FOR WESTERN COMPANIES
4. SINGAPORE TOPS ASIAN CITIES IN RECENT QUALITY OF LIVING SURVEY

1. INCREASED IMPLEMENTATION OF CHINA LABOR CONTRACT LAW
2. JAPAN ANNOUNCES EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
3. COMPANIES CONTINUE TO LOOK TO INDIA FOR REDUCED OPERATING COSTS DURING RECESSION
4. MALAYSIA TO ATTRACT MORE SKILLED FOREIGNERS

1. CHINA EASES RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR EMPLOYMENT
2. INCREASED UNION ACTION AS JAPAN’S ECONOMY WORSENS
3. NEW MINIMUM WAGE LEVELS FOR FOREIGN ENTERPRISES IN VIETNAM
4. MALAYSIA TEMPORARILY REDUCES SOCIAL SECURITY FUND CONTRIBUTIONS FOR EMPLOYERS

1. FOREIGN FIRMS IN CHINA BRACE FOR WORKER UNREST AS ECONOMIC DOWNTURN INTENSIFIES
2. MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES IN JAPAN SEEK LABOR COST REDUCTION PLANS
3. COMPANIES CONSIDER FREEZING WAGES AS ECONOMIC CRISIS TAKES HOLD IN KOREA
4. HIRING EXPATS IN SINGAPORE INCREASINGLY ATTRACTIVE

1. CHINA INCREASING EFFORTS TO EASE ECONOMIC RECESSION
2. HIGHER OVERTIME PAY RATE FOR JAPANESE WORKERS
3. CHANGES TO VISA REGULATIONS FOR FOREIGNERS IN KOREA
4. NEW LABOR LAW IN MACAU

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