Violations at 6,179 Specified Skilled Worker sites, 530 mm-square binding, 35,000-plus AI users — and 8 more | BPJ News
This morning, the conditions that turn equipment into profit came into view—from 530 mm-square binding and worker designation across 35 job categories to a bidding system that cuts more than three hours.
A binder handling up to 530 mm square, a designated-worker system spanning 35 job categories, and a cut of more than three hours per event in bid tallying all feature today. This is a morning to weigh qualified people, how they are rewarded, data and parts supply as seriously as the decision to buy the machine itself.
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Large-format binding and sheetfed inkjet are expanding the range of work that can be kept in-house.
In inspections of employers using Japan’s Specified Skilled Worker visa category, machinery safety was the most common area of violation. The White Paper on the Labour Economy found no tendency for average annual income to rise among highly skilled production workers.…
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