英語のペイジ/English page２００６春闘を組合員の総力で闘おう！ 外国人労働者に安定した雇用の確生活と権利の闘争に勝利しよう！ : ３．５ 渋谷の街のデモ行進 （Job Security March）を支援しよう！ 外国人労働者に安定した雇用の確保を！ ３.５大行進 金破壊...雇用破壊: 全国一般労働組合東京南部 ・ なんぶ外国人分科会! … [Read more...] about 1月の終了および2月の始めからのニュース
UPCOMING ACTIVITIES/下記活動は今後数週間に起こるでしょう
Victim of dismissal, harassment, unpaid holidays and overtime etc? More than 90% of foreign workers in Japan are hired on fixed-term contracts (30% for Japanese workers), a status that offers none of the job security of permanent workers. Lack of security includes one's contract not being renewed or outright dismissal, even in the middle of the contract etc Join the March 5th … [Read more...] about UPCOMING ACTIVITIES/下記活動は今後数週間に起こるでしょう
International Suit Filed Against Cops for Ignoring Mom’s Pleas
Since even the US Supreme Court has declined to hold police accountable for enforcing restraining orders, one extreme case of officers “shirking” the duty is headed to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.Jan 5 - No one denied that the murder of the three little girls by their father was a tragedy, but a dispute over whether the government shared responsibility for … [Read more...] about International Suit Filed Against Cops for Ignoring Mom’s Pleas
Is Japan REALLY a democracy? Peace campaigners locked up for free speech
The media in nominally democratic countries like Japan and the U.S. like to quote poliicians who talk about the lack of democracy in countries such as China or Burma. But the onus is on those who decry the lack of "democracy" in other countries to demonstrate their own commitment to it. Locking peace activists away for more than two months, as Japan has done in the case of … [Read more...] about Is Japan REALLY a democracy? Peace campaigners locked up for free speech
Understanding the Anti-WTO Protests (from Japan Focus)
From APEC to WTO: trajectories of protest in Korea and East AsiaBy Jamie Doucette and Owen MillerAngry protests in Busan, South Korea during an Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference there in November have alarmed Hong Kong police preparing for a mid-December World Trade Organization ministerial conference. Hong Kong police fear that the some of the groups … [Read more...] about Understanding the Anti-WTO Protests (from Japan Focus)