March in March 2009
We’ve been invited back to the 5th “March in March” this year, so let’s get involved and support a worthy cause.
The global economic crisis particularly affected South American workers, and many Brazilians working in factories in Japan no longer have their jobs or a place to live.
This year’s central theme is the treatment of dispatch workers, and slogans include:
Job security and equality for all.
Living wage for all workers.
End discrimination.
Date: Sunday, March 8th
Time: 4pm
Location: Miyashita Koen, Shibuya
Wear White Bantus Capoeira uniform, and light, outdoor sports shoes
We’ll leave from Hachiko Exit at 3pm
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5th Annual March in March
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.
To get involved, contact Louis Carlet or phone 03-3434-0669.