NOTE. The figures for 1955, 1965, and 1970 are for December 31; those for 1973, April 1; and those for 1974, March 1. Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare.

Table 41.-Percentage of ENTERPRISES ESTABLISHING NURSING FACILITIES IN THE ENTERPRISE

Table 42. PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN OF WORKING MOTHERS, BY FORM OF DAY CARE

Source: Ministry of Labor and Office of the Prime Minister, "Survey of Public Opinion of Working Mothers for Employment and Child Care." (1967)

CONSTITUTION OF JAPAN

(November 3, 1946)

-Extract

Chapter III. Rights and Duties of the People

Article 14. All of the people are equal under the law and there shall be no discrimination in political, economic, or social relations because of race, creed, sex, social status, or family origin.

Peers and peerage shall not be recognized.

No privilege shall accompany any award of honor, decoration, or any distinction, nor shall any such award be valid beyond the lifetime of the individual who now holds or hereafter may receive it. Article 22. Every person shall have freedom to choose and change his residence and to choose his occupation to the extent that it does not interfere with the public welfare.

Freedom of all persons to move to a foreign country and to divest themselves of their nationality shall be inviolate.

Article 26. All people shall have the right to receive an equal education correspondent to their ability, as provided by law.

All people shall be obligated to have all boys and girls under their protection receive ordinary education as provided for by law. Such compulsory education shall be free.

Article 27. All people shall have the right and the obligation to work.

Standards for wages, hours, rest and other working conditions shall be fixed by law.

Children shall not be exploited.

Article 28. The right of workers to organize and to bargain and act collectively is guaranteed.

Article 3. No employer shall discriminate against or for any worker by reason of nationality, creed, or social status in wages, working hours, and other working conditions.

(Equal Wages for Men and Women)

Article 4. The employer shall not discriminate women against men concerning wages by reason of the worker being a woman.

Article 56. Minors under full 15 years old shall not be employed as workers.

2. Regardless of the provision of the preceding paragraph, children above full 12 years old may be employed in occupations in enterprises which come under Article 8, item (6) to item (17) inclusive, in light labor which is not injurious to the health and welfare of the children, outside of the school hours of the children under the permission of the administrative office. However, this is the same in regard to children under full 12 years old employed in motion-picture production and dramatic performance enterprise.

(Certificate of Minors)

Article 57. The employer shall keep the census register which proves the age of the minors under full 18 years old at the working place.

2. Concerning the children who come under paragraph 2 of the preceding Article, the employer shall keep certificate issued by school-master to prove that the employment does not hinder the schooling of the children, and the document to prove the consent of the parent or the guardian at the working place.