The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry told the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Thursday that it wants to make part-time workers enroll in corporate pension funds.
The proposal, raised in a meeting with senior ministry officials and the JCCI, was panned by delegates of the chamber in the interest of protecting smaller businesses, those at the meeting said.
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