A government panel on labor reforms such as a narrowing of the pay gap between regular and nonregular workers held its first meeting Tuesday at the Prime Minister's Office.
The panel will also discuss how to cut working hours and help older people return to the workforce, government officials said. The team will submit its policy proposals in March.
The officials called the changes a "pillar" of structural reforms that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has pledged to carry out.
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