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Japanese industries told to review their subcontractor dealings, amid price hikes

By Sachiko Sakamaki ( September 14, 2022, 04:30 GMT | Insight) -- In a bid to help small- and medium-size companies squeezed by rising fuel prices and other costs, Japan’s competition enforcer requested today that 19 industries, including producers of chemicals, steel and other manufacturers and wholesalers, review their treatment of subcontractors. The request from the Japan Fair Trade Commission is part of a government response to ensure that smaller businesses are able to pass on mounting costs to their powerful supply-chain counterparts, which may resist the price hikes by abusing their superior bargaining position, in violation of the country’s Antimonopoly Act.In a bid to help small- and medium-size companies squeezed by rising fuel prices and other costs, Japan’s competition enforcer requested today that 19 industries, including producers of chemicals, steel and other manufacturers and wholesalers, review their treatment of subcontractors....

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