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In addition to Japan, a number of Japanese car companies have encountered problems of sales downturn and performance deterioration in major markets such as the United States and China. Recently, Mazda and because of the slowdown in new car sales growth, stopped the recruitment of workers during the period. During the period of employment workers are also known as term labor contract workers, especially those who work in automobile manufacturers or parts manufacturers and sign a limited term labor contract. In recent years, under the background of steady sales and labor shortage, Japanese automobile manufacturers have increased the benefit return of regular labor contract workers in terms of increasing employee income and enriching. But at present, in addition to Japan and other countries, many car companies have encountered problems such as sales downturn and performance deterioration in major markets such as the United States and China. Personnel adjustment is imminent. Both Hiroshima and Shankou fangfu factories in Mazda have stopped the recruitment of regular labor contract workers since November 8, and the time for the recruitment to start again has not been determined. In addition to the production of domestic cars, the two factories also export new cars to North America and other places. Affected by the downturn in sales, the operating rate of the factories has declined significantly this year. According to the latest half year financial report, Mazda's global sales volume in April September 2019 was 730000 units, a year-on-year decrease of 8%, and its annual sales forecast in March 2020 was also lowered. Honda has three factories in Japan, and its factory in Saitama Prefecture has stopped raising regular labor contract workers this autumn to coordinate with sales stagnant model adjustment personnel such as. A Honda spokesman said recently that this is only a temporary response and that it is possible to start recruiting new employees again in the future. On the other hand, Honda's Suzuka production Institute (located in Suzuka City, Sanjiang County), which is responsible for the production of light-duty vehicle "N-box", is continuously recruiting, which is the most popular model in Japan. As of September this year, it has occupied the position of sales champion for 25 consecutive months. The cold wave of hiring has also affected parts companies. It is reported that auto supplier Aisin (AW) has also recently frozen the recruitment of new employees, but details have not been released. The parent company, Aixin Jingji, said it had to choose to reduce its recruitment this year as its performance deteriorated. Generally speaking, the number of regular labor contract workers in Japanese automobile manufacturers accounts for about 10% of all employees. Compared with long-term contract workers, this group is more vulnerable to economic changes and sales changes. According to the calculation of Japanese industry, the employment population of the automobile industry in Japan is about 5.5 million, accounting for 10% of the total employment population. If the recruitment trend of Honda and other companies spreads to other companies, the negative impact will be more and more serious. In the settlement report issued by Japanese auto manufacturers in November, except Toyota, most of the enterprises are constrained by the current sales difficulties, and successively lowered the performance forecast value for the whole year in March 2020.