Overview

• The Labour Standards Inspection Office cited BLR JAPAN for failing to inform staff of the required 36-hour labor agreement before overtime work began.
• This month, the dispatch agency circulated the legally mandated agreement after three months of unreported overtime at the pavilion.
• A Canada Pavilion staffer suffered suspected heatstroke on July 9, prompting fresh safety concerns among international workers.
• The General Union submitted a formal request to the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition to oversee labor management at the pavilion.
• Revelations of unpaid construction costs at other national pavilions have intensified calls for centralized compliance oversight across the event.