The third meeting of the "Employment Promotion Council of Government-Labor-Management" was held on December 10 at a hotel in Tokyo. At the meeting, RENGO and the Japan Federation of Employers' Associations (Nikkeiren) submitted their joint proposal entitled the "Million Job Creation Plan: Certain Realization and Implementation" with a breakdown of job numbers of each industry. Expressing its views on the proposal, the government stated that it would take it up at its Head Office of Industrial Structure and Employment Measures.

Attendees at the Employment Promotion Council included the International Trade and Industry Minister Yosano and Labor Minister Amari from the government, President Washio and Deputy President Enomoto from RENGO, and President Nemoto and Managing Director Fukuoka from Nikkeiren.

RENGO and Nikkeiren presented to the government its "Million Job Creation Plan: Certain Realization and Implementation" which was agreed upon at an emergency meeting on the morning of December 10, prior to the Council meeting. The following items were also requested.
(1) Organize lateral discussions top-level representatives from related ministries and agencies, as well as those from RENGO and Nikkeiren when the government begins examining definite implementation of the plan to create one million jobs in each industry.
(2) Create 500,000 jobs by August 1999 at the latest.
(3) Earmark ¥700 billion for job creation as a separate expenditure when compiling the budget for the 1999 fiscal year.

In regards to the proposal, the government expressed the view that it would examine it at its Head Office of Industrial Structure and Employment Measures. RENGO will continue to beef up necessary countermeasures for the certain implementation of the joint proposal.