Japanese municipalities enact public contract ordinances to ensure working conditions

http://www.world-psi.org/en/japanese-municipalities-enact-public-contract-ordinances-ensure-working-conditions (For the full story) - In December 2011 the cities of Tama, Metropolitan Tokyo, and Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, enacted public contract ordinances, as a result of which there are now four municipalities in Japan with such ordinances. The others are the cities of Noda, Chiba Prefecture, and Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, which enacted public contract ordinances in September 2009 and December 2010, respectively. In addition, the establishment of public contract ordinances is under consideration in such municipalities as Kokubunji, Metropolitan Tokyo, and Sapporo, Hokkaido. Public contracts are contracts concluded by the state or local governments with private companies, including nongovernmental organizations, relating to trade, leasing, contracting, consignment, and so on- Advice from PSI web www.world-psi.org