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民生委員制度50周年 << 1967年(昭和42年) 5月12日 >> 2-4-209

Volunteers in Welfare Service Issued on May 12, 1967 (Showa 42)

Volunteers in Welfare Service Issued on May 12, 1967 (Showa 42) The civil welfare officer is a part-time local public employee commissioned by the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare based on the Civil Affairs Commission Law. There is no salary paid (no compensation) and he is active as a volunteer. (Term of office is 3 years, reappointment is possible)The civil welfare committee / children committee system is a nationally unified system, and in all municipalities, the fixed number (number of people) is set according to a certain standard, about 230,000 people are active nationwide.Stamps are issued to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the inauguration of the system, and the insignia of the civil welfare officer is designed.