As the movement to raise wages spreads nationwide, labor organizations submitted a request to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare on March 3 demanding an increase in nursing care remuneration, claiming that wages in nursing care facilities continue to be low and there is a chronic shortage of human resources.
The request was submitted by the All Workers' Federation = National Trade Union Confederation.
The petition calls for improved treatment of nursing care workers, saying that wages continue to be low and there is a chronic shortage of human resources amid the spread of wage increases.
Specifically, we are requesting that nursing care remuneration be raised by the national treasury so that the burden on users does not increase, and that wages for nursing care workers be raised above the average for all industries.
In addition, they submitted a document summarizing opinions gathered from nursing care sites nationwide, such as "responsibility is heavy for wages" and "young workers are not retained."
At the press conference, Masaomi Akiyama, Vice Chairman of the Japan Workers' Federation, said, "People working in nursing care facilities have a heavy mental burden and a large number of people who leave their jobs.
Ryotaro Kubo, a care worker, said, "There are facilities that are working night shifts alone or reducing the number of diaper changes due to labor shortages.