| Abstract | |
| Survey Number | H006 |
| Survey Title | Survey on the Utilization of Operation Contracting in the Manufacturing Industry, 2004 |
| Depositor | Hiroki Sato (Former Name:Department of Research on the Staffing Industry, Institute of Social Science, The University of Tokyo) |
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| Educational Purpose | Only available for research. |
| Period of Data Use Permission | One year |
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| Summary |
Since the revised Worker Dispatching Act, enforced on March 1, 2004, lifted the ban on the use of worker dispatching in the manufacturing of goods, a major change in the way manufacturing sites utilize human resources is expected. The purpose of this survey is to understand the current status of the use of external human resources at production sites in the manufacturing industry under the umbrella of the Japan Association of Manufacturers (JAM) (an industrial union of workers organized mainly in the machinery and metal industries) and the changes accompanying the enforcement of the revised Worker Dispatch Law. This research is concerned with ascertaining the current status by manufacturing sub-industry, such as the machinery and metal industries, so that its findings may contribute to the development of policies to deal with dispatched, contracted, and fixed-term workers as a labor union. |
| Data Type | quantitative research: micro data |
| Universe |
[Branch survey] 72 factory branches, mainly unions under the umbrella of JAM [Workplace survey] 216 workplaces that utilize contract workers belonging to the workplaces covered by the branch survey |
| Unit of Observation | Organization |
| Sample Size |
[Branch survey] Number of valid responses: 36，rate of effective return: 50.0％ [Workplace survey] Number of valid responses: 48，rate of effective return: 22.2％ |
| Date of Collection |
2004-03 ~ 2005-05 2004/03/10 – 05/17 |
| Time Period |
2004 ~ 2004 |
| Spatial Unit | |
| Sampling Procedure | [Branch survey] The data were extracted from the labor unions participating in the automobile and bearing sections and the Liaison Conference of Labor Unions Related to Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment. [Workplace survey] Distributed to one branch and three workplaces |
| Mode of Data Collection | Questionnaire survey by mail |
| Investigator |
Main researcher: Hiroki Sato, Yoshihide Sano, Makoto Fujimoto, Takuma Kimura Research collaboration: JAM (Japan Association of Machinists, an industrial trade union that organizes workers mainly in the machinery and metal industries) |
| DOI | 10.34500/SSJDA.H006 |
| Sponsors (Funds) | |
| Related Publications (by the Investigator) | Please refer to the abstract in Japanese. |
| Related Publications (based on Secondary Analysis) | List of related publications (based on Secondary Analysis) |
| Documentation | [Branch survey][Workplace survey] |
| Major Survey Items |
[Branch survey] (1) Major products and production activities Major products (whether the products are made-to-order or prospective production，life cycle，range of fluctuation in production volume over the past year，consistency of production and order volume，scale of overseas production，severity of cost competition，cost reduction measures implemented in terms of production technology and management over the past 3 years. (2)Workers Composition of the workforce at the business site, changes in the number of workers by type of employment (current number of employees, increase/decrease compared to 3 years ago, 3-year forecast), number of new employees assigned to the production site in the past 10 years, possibility of securing the quality and quantity of workers needed for manufacturing operations locally (3) Status of the utilization of outsourced contract labor in manufacturing operations Whether the company utilizes outsourced contract labor in its manufacturing operations, when the company began utilizing outsourced contracting labor，number of outsourced contracting companies which has transactions with，departments with the authority to hire or utilize outsourced contract labor，criteria for selecting outsourced contracting companies，subcontracted workers’ worksite responsibilities, whether subcontracted workers’ work late nights, status of resident managers assigned by the subcontracting company, reasons and purposes for utilizing subcontracted workers (4) Labor union efforts to utilize human resources in manufacturing operations Status of consultations regarding production and personnel plans for regular employees, status of consultations regarding utilization of contract workers, status of labor management consultations regarding the utilization of dispatched workers in manufacturing operations, etc. (5) Overview of businesses Location, year of establishment，sales indicators for FY2002，industry, number of full-time employees at the company as a whole [Workplace survey] (1) Overview of the workplace Major products the workplace is responsible for manufacturing (made-to-order or prospective production), range of fluctuation in production volume over the past year, consistency of production volume, cycles with significant work volume fluctuations, workplace production system, workforce composition, changes in the number of employees by type of employment (current number of employees, whether workforce size increased/decreased compared to 3 years ago, 3-year forecast), and quality, productivity and skill level at the workplace (2) Utilization of outsourced contract labor Number of subcontracting companies used, age and ratio of subcontracted workers of Japanese descent in the workplace, subcontracted workers’ responsibilities, length of time required for subcontracted workers’ to master their work, ratio of full-time employees doing the same/similar work as subcontracted workers, division of work between full-time employees and subcontracted workers, classification of full-time employees' vs. subcontracted workers’ duties, reassignment of full-time employees and subcontracted workers, participation in small-group activities such as those aimed at improvement (3) Management of contract workers Status of shared management of contract workers, assignment of a resident manager from the contracting company (4) Retention of contract workers Contract worker retention rate, contract workers’ length of service, evaluation of the contract worker retention rate, measures to maintain and improve the contract worker retention rate (5) Impact of utilization of contract workers Positive and negative impacts of the use of outsourced contract workers (6) Future use of outsourced contract labor in the workplace Anticipated increase/decrease in the number of outsourced contract laborers in the future, impact of increasing the number of outsourced contract laborers on product quality and productivity, whether there is a need to reduce the number of outsourced contract laborers (7) Person in charge of survey entry Job title, length of service, years of service at current workplace |
| Date of Release | 2007/06/11 |
| Topics in CESSDA |
Click here for details Employment Labour relations/conflict Working conditions TRADE, INDUSTRY AND MARKETS |
| Topics in SSJDA | Employment/Labor |
| Version | 1 ： 2007-06-11 |
| Notes for Users | Variable and value labels are written in Japanese. |