Ministry looking to ease restrictions on young employees handling alcohol

Ministry looking to ease restrictions on young employees handling alcohol

The Ministry of Economic Affairs' plan to review the restrictions on employing minors is seen as a positive step by restaurant owners, who say that those under 18 can be highly capable workers, but current regulations place overly strict limits on hiring them.

[Yokkaichi] On the morning of the 22nd, the Yokkaichi Liquor Retailers Association (Chairman Nishida Takayuki) held a street campaign around Kintetsu Yokkaichi Station in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, calling for the prevention of drinking by people under the age of 20 and the eradication of drunk driving. The campaign was held in conjunction with April's "Awareness Month for Preventing Drinking by People Under the Age of 20". About 60 people from …

“The only spectrum in which minors can be contemplated is in advertising aimed at prevention,” said Union for the Homeland deputy, Carlos Pugelli. He did so in the bill he presented in the Lower Buenos Aires Chamber, with the aim of regulating advertising messages in alcoholic beverages. In addition, the proposal promotes their responsible consumption and warns of the harm that alcoholism can cause in society. Pugelli suggests the inclusion of l…

Alcohol Alarm for Young People: Omceo Roma on the Front Line for Prevention The Order of Physicians-Surgeons and Dentists of the Province of Rome (Omceo Roma) raises the alarm on the worrying spread of alcohol consumption among young people in Italy. An alarming figure, highlighted by President Antonio Magi during Alcohol Prevention Day, reveals that seven out of ten young people use alcohol, a trend that exposes the new generations to serious s…