It will if Satoshi Kon, Toyoo Ashida and Tomoki Kyoda have anything to say about it. The directors of Paprika, Vampire Hunter D and Eureka Seven, respectively, the three men are among the highest profile on the fifteen member board of the Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA), an organization looking to essentially become a union representing Japan's animation community. The bulk of the work there is done by freelancers and while these three are obviously well enough known and respected to be secure there are many who aren't so fortunate. I say good on them for trying to improve work conditions.
Great Stuff.
It's taken a long time for there to be some kind of order to anime production and I really hope that all the unsung heroes who spend 16 hour days colouring in/ adding lines or just cleaning the pictures up....I hope they finally get a fair deal and better work situations.
From what little I know about the Japanese animation industry this is long overdue.