http://nambufwc.org Nambu Foreign Workers Caucus Mon, 12 May 2008 03:48:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Critics deride proposal to let Justice Ministry handle all data Foreigners living in Japan should be allowed five-year visas but kept under the eye of a new unified Justice Ministry-run nationwide identification system, a government panel on immigration control said in its report released Wednesday. The panel, made up of university professors ... http://nambufwc.org/2008/03/27/report-urges-closer-watch-on-foreigners/ The Justice Ministry has decided to grant special residence permission to a Kurdish man, his Filipino wife and their 7-year-old daughter, overturning its earlier decision to deport the couple for overstaying their visas. The ministry's move came after the Tokyo High Court suggested a settlement in the case in which the ... http://nambufwc.org/2008/03/25/kurdish-man-filipino-wife-granted-special-residence-permission-after-overstaying-visas/ Author and activist Arudo Debito will be speaking at Tokyo Nambu HQ on Sunday, March 16, at 5:00, about his new book, "Handbook for Newcomers, Migrants, and Immigrants to Japan". Read on to find out more, and come to Nambu on Sunday night to talk to the author in person. "HANDBOOK ... http://nambufwc.org/2008/03/11/arudo-debito-book-tour/ With its own population both aging and declining, Japan needs migrant workers to sustain its economy. But the government’s failure to formulate an accommodative policy was evident at a rally in the capital on Sunday attended by some 300 foreign workers. Waving banners and shouting slogans such as "stop discrimination against ... http://nambufwc.org/2008/03/10/labour-japan-foreign-workers-grievances-erupt-at-rally/ Angry and frustrated, nearly 300 foreign residents of Japan rallied in the streets of central Tokyo Sunday to demand equal rights and job security. At the fourth annual demonstration, workers from Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas spoke about unfair treatment they received on the job in Japan. South Korea's ... http://nambufwc.org/2008/03/10/foreign-workers-rally-in-tokyo-for-equal-rights-job-security/ JOB SECURITY, SOCIAL INSURANCE DEMANDED Foreign workers staged a rally in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, on Sunday as part of their annual spring labor offensive, calling for proper and equal treatment on par with Japanese working conditions. Hundreds of people from various countries gathered in Miyashita Park for the afternoon "March in March" ... http://nambufwc.org/2008/03/10/foreign-workers-rally-in-shibuya-for-equal-rights/ Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda urged companies Thursday to raise wages in a rare move by a government leader amid intensifying annual labor-management wage talks. "I think now is the time when the fruits of reform should be passed on to the people and household budgets," Fukuda said in a weekly e-mail ... http://nambufwc.org/2008/03/07/fukuda-calls-for-wage-raises-to-boost-economy/ In a rare move, Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda has urged employers to raise workers' wages as Japan's economy continues to expand. "Now is the time when the fruits of reform should be passed on to people as wages," he said in his e-mail magazine delivered on Thursday. "Japan's economy has been growing ... http://nambufwc.org/2008/03/07/fukuda-urges-employers-to-raise-workers-wages/ This week marks the first week of industrial action at language school Simul International, the first in its history. Tony and his fellow members have shown tremendous courage with surgical strikes nearly every day on the demand to be enrolled in Shakai Hoken health and pension. Foreign workers are becoming increasingly ... http://nambufwc.org/2008/03/06/saitu-strikes-back-at-simul-international/ Two former managers of McDonald's Co. (Japan) Ltd. plan to file a lawsuit with the Tokyo District Court in March demanding the hamburger chain pay them ¥7 million in unpaid overtime allowances, sources close to the matter have said. The move comes on the heels of a court ruling on a ... http://nambufwc.org/2008/03/02/mcdonalds-faces-fresh-lawsuit-on-overtime-pay/