No goodwill in day-labor market

The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare last week ordered temporary staffing agency Goodwill Inc to suspend its business operations for two to four months.

Sixty-seven of the 708 Goodwill branches around Japan were ordered to suspend operations for four months from tomorrow. The remaining branches must halt operations for two months. The company repeatedly violated a law governing the dispatch of temporary workers.

All 708 Goodwill branches are required to suspend all new temporary staffing operations, including the daily employment business, except for contracts already in force.