title: Employment opportunities of persons with disabilities and the special subsidiary company scheme in Japan.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This paper intends to review the historical development and related issues involved in the employment of persons with disabilities under the Law on Employment Promotion of Persons with Disabilities in Japan in light of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
  
  
  METHODS
  The actual situations of the special subsidiary company system, which was established by the Law to assist large-sized enterprises in achieving their legally mandated quota, were analyzed, based on the relevant data and materials published by the government and other sources.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The targeted enterprises could achieve the highest employment rates of persons with disabilities through the establishment of special subsidiary companies. However, various studies on these companies have revealed that more effort is needed to improve the quality of employment of their workers with disabilities in light of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
authors.affiliation: Hosei University, Cho-ku, Tokyo, Japan. matsuir@m3.dion.ne.jp
authors.forename: Ryosuke
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Matsui
mesh_terms: D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004651:Employment / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006806:Human Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D017149:Private Sector / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits / Q000706:statistics & numerical data