Foreign Workers in Japan: Work to improve working conditions in solidarity with others NAMBU/NUGW

ABOUT THE NATIONAL UNION OF GENERAL WORKERS AND THE FOREIGN WORKERS CAUCUS

The Nambu FWC is a special status organization within the National Union of General Workers Tokyo Nambu. Its objectives include promoting the welfare of foreign and Japanese workers in the Kanto region of Japan, and enhancing the internationalization of Japan and its integration in the global community by promoting human rights, professional development and working conditions of all workers in the Kanto region, regardless of nationality.

More:
http://nambufwc.org/about/

FAQs
“Everything you ever wanted to know about the union but were afraid to ask.”
http://nambufwc.org/about/faq/

BRANCHES

Begunto – Berlitz Union British Council IHT/Asahi Employees Union Japan Times

Nichibei Kaiwa Gakuin (IEC) Nova Union for Staff and Teachers Tokyo Metropolitan Kokusai High School Union of Foreign Teachers

The University Teachers Union Japan Winbe Teachers Union

More

http://nambufwc.org/branches/

ISSUES
Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) Issues

Conversation School (Eikaiwa) Teacher Issues

Enrollment in Social Insurance (Shakai Hoken)
http://nambufwc.org/issues/

Also see here for these issues:
http://nambufwc.org/ (right column)

* ALT
o Soft Power
o The TRILS Case
* Dispatch
* Eikaiwa
* Harassment
* Overtime
* Rosai Hoken
* Shakai Hoken
* Vacation

Japanese Law

* Labor Standards Law
* Trade Union Law