Japan lifts ban on women in tunnel work

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1. 1 Jan 1947Background

   Japan's 1947 Labor Standards Act bans women from underground work

   Japan's postwar Labor Standards Act, in force in 1947, barred women from underground work such as mining, citing harsh and dangerous conditions.

2. 1 Jan 2006Background

   Japan revises Labor Standards Act to let women supervise underground work

   In 2006 Japan revised its labor law so women could do technical management and supervisory work underground, while digging and blasting stayed banned.

3. 

   9 Nov

   Japan moves to let women work on tunnel digging and blasting crews

   Japan's health and labour ministry looks set to scrap one of the last bans on women working underground, covering tunnel excavation and blasting.