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IN MANY LANGUAGES 10 Bangladeshis arrested in UK agency driveBANSep 21, 2010 13:35 PMThe UK authorities have arrested 10 Bangladeshis for illegally working in the United Kingdom and the detained will be deported soon. The information was released in a Freed of stigma, nation mournsBANAug 15, 2010 11:48 AMFor thirty-four years the nation observed the death anniversary of Father of the...
Position Statement of Old Revolutionaries on the Present Upsurge of Worker Action in Chinahttp://chinastudygroup.net/2010/06/old-revolutionaries-on-the-present-upsurge/ by Li Chengrui, et al. | 13 June 2010 | 2 Comments | Last modified: 13 Jun 9:34 pm Chinese version below and on Critique & Transformation. Translator’s note: “Regarding the present upsurge of worker action in China,...
by Neal S. Parikh   JAPAN FOCUS Abstract Japanese migrant policy prioritizes immigration control over migrant rights and welfare, which has clear consequences for migrant healthcare. A literature review and interviews of migrant healthcare advocates revealed that disadvantaged migrant groups have poor health and face barriers in accessing mainstream healthcare, particularly for...
日本の新しい労働者階級の形成−−フリーターおよび中学から労働市場への参入From Japan Focus David H. Slater This article is a modified and developed version of a chapter from Social Class in Contemporary Japan: Structures, Socialization and Strategies, edited by Ishida Hiroshi and David H. Slater, Routledge 2009. For a brief outline of the book's arguments, please see Note 1A at the end of the article. Introduction: The "New Working...
  On May 14, 2009, about a thousand people participated in a rally held atHibiya Open-air Music Hall in central Tokyo for demanding the WorkerDispatch Law be fundamentally changed. All opposition parties have begunjoining their hands to “ban registration for dispatch” and a jointbill for it is in sight. Representatives from the Democratic Party ofJapan, the Social Democratic Party and the...
あなたもメディアの発信者に!~MediRが2009年前期受講生募集昨 年、東京・高田馬場に発足した「市民メディアセンターMediR(メディアール)」が2009年前期(5~8月)の受講生募集を開始した。13講座の目的 は、市民や労働者が自らメディアを身につけ、発信するチカラをつけること。ビデオ・デジカメの使い方をはじめ、テレビ・映画の見方、ワーキングプア川柳・ 実践的英語講座など幅広い。また5/31にはレイバーネットの協賛企画「きょうからあなたもメディアアクティビスト一日講座」もある。ここでは、レイバー ネットやユニオンチューブの活用方法を学べる。たたかいとメディアは車の両輪。MediRでは、非正規・反貧困の現場でたたかう人々の参加を歓迎してい る。 詳細・MediRサイト「人間使い捨て」の働き方をやめさせよう!~派遣法集会に260人4 月13日、東京・クレオ講堂で「今やらずにいつやる!...
From Japan Press Service Laid-off workers sue Isuzu MotorsTwelve contingent workers who have received dismissal notices from Isuzu Motors Limited filed a lawsuit on April 2 with the Tokyo District Court against the automaker, arguing that they had long been forced to work as "disguised contract workers" and that they have the legal right to continue to work as full-time workers. The plaintiffs...
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