ABSTRACT
As clearly stated in the International Labor Organization's “Integrated Strategy on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work 2017–2023”: Fundamental rights in the world of work are universal, inalienable and indivisible human rights and, at the same time, enabling conditions for decent work and sustainable economic growth. The ILO rightly adds that: Non-discrimination is a cross-cutting right and principle. In addition to shedding a new light on the old concepts, the author makes important observations about discrimination by algorithm. In terms of developments of disability discrimination law, Ryoko Sakuraba mentions the Act to Facilitate the Employment of Persons with Disabilities of 1960, amended in 2013, establishing employment quotas for that group of people. On the contrary, little case law exists on discrimination because of one's sexuality in Japan. The chapter also presents an overview on the key concepts discussed in this book.
