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On Saturday 3 May 2008 the Annual Alternative Mayday Gathering and Parade
Organized by the Freeter'sGeneral Union will take place in Okubo/Shinjuku, Tokyo


At this event which is held in a community hall there will be organic food and drink, info stalls set up by various groups from in and around Tokyo focussing on the problems of the Precariat and day to day living in Japan. Everything from labour issues to having access to good quality food, leisure facilities,  education and health care as well as housing and  secure employment will be up for discussion at a gathering before a parade/demonstration headed by a sound truck playing dance music heads off from Okubo and makes it's way through Shinjuku.The event is becoming more diverse and growing in size each year and we recommend people to go down to the event, pick up some literature and participate in the discussions. All this will be topped off by a party at Club Acid from 9pm to 5am!

Schedule
1. Gathering 16:00-17:30 @ Okubo Community Center

2. Demonstration 18:00-20:00 from Okubo to Shinjuku

3. Party 21:00-29:00 @ CLUB ACID
    

Contact Address:
Freeter Zenpan Roudou Kumiai (Freeters' General Union)
MK Bld. 2F
4-16-13 Nishi-shinjuku,
Shinjuku-ku Tokyo,
160-0023 Japan
TEL/FAX: 81-3-3373-0180 (from in-japan: 03-3373-0180)
E-mail: union(at)freeter-union.org

Click here for the English language Website



Activities News


The March in March was another success with over 500 people demonstrating for equal rights and justice on a beautiful, warm spring day in Tokyo.With entertainment from Andean band Rupai Pays and a Brazilian Capoeira performance the pre-march festivities were accompanied by speeches from Louis Carlet, Ippei Torii and Ali Nusrat of Zentoitsu, Satoshi Murayama and Monica Nakahodo from the KCU Ms Takaya from SMJ and the nambu FWC President Dave Ashton. El Pueblo Unido also participated in the rally with a splendid version of Venceremos. After two hours the march moved offf at 3pm to cut through the heart of Shibuya with marchers echoing sprehicall chants from a sound truck at the head. All in all a good day was had by those who attended and everything passed without incident.

You can check out some photography and video of the day by clicking here.

Photos from the March in March Sunday 9 March 2008

Andean Band

Sunday, March 9th, 2008

The March in March is a multinational gathering and protest march that takes place each March. It began with foreign workers calling for job security and an end to discrimination, but with the deteriorating work environment in Japan “job security and equality” have become the goals of not only foreigners but all who work in Japan. The government claims to have created jobs, but the ranks of working poor and unstable jobs (dispatch, part-time, temp, contract, subcontract, freelance) have increased. The young, the elderly, foreigners and women live with anxiety about their futures. Workaholic men work themselves literally to death. Inequality and disparity do not make workers happy.

The March in March is open to anyone who works or lives in Japan. This year,over 500 people took to the streets in Tokyo to demand a stable work environment, free from illegal dismissals, unpaid wages, or discrimination.












































































 
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