Empirical verification of the application of domestic labor regulations to U.S. military base employees in Japan

2020 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 18K01306
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 05040:Social law-related
• Research Institution: Okinawa University
• Principal Investigator: Haruta Kibihiko 沖縄大学, 経法商学部, 教授 (90435206)
• Project Period (FY): 2018-04-01 – 2021-03-31
• Keywords: 駐留軍等労働者 / 日米地位協定 / 排他的基地管理権 / 労務供給契約 / 基本労務契約(MLC)

Outline of Final Research Achievements

During the three-year research period, it became possible to actually conduct a fact-finding survey of US military bases all over the country. Research achievements related to workers such as the statoned forces during this period include "'US Army' seen from outside the fence and'base labor' seen from inside the fence" Labor Law Shunho No. 1971 (Junposha), p. 6- p.14. Ⅰ published 11 academic papers. As a result, in the field of labor law, it was possible to deepen the study of "base labor", which has not always been clearly taken up as a subject.

In addition, for example, by commenting on the "base labor problem" in the "Asahi Shimbun," "Nagasaki Shimbun," "Kanagawa Shimbun," "Ryukyu Shimpo," etc., it was possible to disseminate the "base labor problem" nationwide.

Free Research Field

労働法、社会保障法

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

全国各地にある米軍基地の実態調査を実施することで、米軍基地で働く駐留軍等労働者の労働問題を浮き彫りにしてきた。また、文献研究を通じて、日本本土の間接雇用方式と米軍統治下の沖縄の軍労働における直接雇用方式を比較・検証しており、他の研究動向に見られない顕著な特徴となっている。
このような俯瞰的・総合的検証は、つぎの課題となる駐留軍等労働者にかかわる国内労働法規の立法原案作成のための基礎的な準備作業として大いに資するものとなっている。