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 Government urged to extend term of unemployment benefits (November 20, 2009)
 Fujitsu subsidiary cuts 2,000 full-time jobs in its factories ( November 16, 2009)
 Nurses working longer nightshifts ( November 13, 2009)
 40% of unemployed out of work for more than six months ( November 12, 2009)
 Hatoyama urged to regulate contingent worker layoffs ( November 11, 2009)
 Labor authority rules unfair practice in JAL  ( November 5, 2009)
 Government urged to prohibit massive cuts in contingent workers  ( November 5, 2009)
 Unpaid overtime work increases in large corporations ( November 4, 2009)
 Monthly salaries decline for 16 consecutive months ( November 3, 2009)
 Lawyers criticize opposition to tightening the use of temporary workers ( November 3, 2009)
 Unionized workers demand government contractors decent wages ( October 30, 2009)
 Is Toyota again using workers as disposable labor? ( October 23, 2009)
 Court rules Isuzu’s layoff of contingent workers as illegal ( October 21, 2009)
 Women call for equal working conditions ( October 4 & 5, 2009)
 67% of students positive about joining labor union ( October 2, 2009)
 Union focuses on financial institution’s role in supporting local economies (September 23, 2008)
 Aviation workers’ union criticizes JAL’s 6,800 job cut plan ( September 16, 2009)
 Wives struggle to get their wages recognized as necessary expenses ( September 14, 2009)
 JAL unions call for emphasis on safe flights ( September 12, 2009)
 Job offer rate to high school graduates falls by one-half ( September 12, 2009)
 Top court voids unjust reshuffling by Northwest Airlines ( September 11, 2009)
 Local government employees union resolves to oppose privatization ( September 8, 2009 )
 Minimum wage to be higher than central council’s recommendation  ( September 2, 2009)
 Anti-poverty NPO urges government ’s implementation of its promise on labor issue ( September 1, 2009 )
 Government workers’ union resolves to recover public services ( August 31, 2009)
 Construction workers’ union holds its regular convention ( August 30-31, 2009 )
 Japan’s unemployment rate reaches record high of 5.7 percent ( August 29, 2009)
 25 women golf course workers win victory after 7 years of struggle ( August 27, 2009 )
 Ichida emphasizes need to increase minimum wage to more than 1,000 yen ( August 16, 2009)
 Minimum wage increase is not enough to overcome recession ( July 29, 2009)
 Day of action calling for minimum wage increase held in Tokyo ( July 24, 2009 )
 Staffing agencies force temp to block revision of Worker Dispatch Law ( July 16, 2009)
 100 temporary workers win direct employment at Mazda ( July 2, 2009)
 Aozora Bank decides to revoke its dismissal of contract worker ( June 30, 2009)
 ILO for guarantee of labor rights for public service employees for fifth time ( June 29, 2009 )
 Total ban on sending temporary workers to manufacturers is essential  ( June 26, 2009)
 Total ban on sending temporary workers to manufacturers is essential  ( June 26, 2009)
 Law change sought for stronger control on taxis from deregulation (June 11, 2009)
 Labor bureau instructs Mazda to end illegal use of temporary workers (June 5, 2009)
 Aozora Bank illegally fires contract worker: JCP Daimon (June 5, 2009)
 Fixed-term contract workers sue Canon (June 4, 2009)
 Laid-off temporary worker wins full-time position ( June 1, 2009)
 May Day rallies take place at 357 locations across the nation (May 2, 2009 )
 Honda saves more than 5 trillion yen in internal reserves while simultaneously dismissing all fixed-term contract workers (April 30, 2009)
 Shinagawa talks on radio about economic activities for the people (April 29, 2009)
 Eradicate working-poor from workplaces in local governments  (April 27, 2009)
 Zenroren holds symposium on late-night shift work  (April 26, 2009)
 Workers and small business operators hold rally to defend jobs and economy (April 23, 2009)
 Court recognizes INAX contract workers as workers specified by the Labor Union Law (April 23, 2009)
 Temporary workers rally to discuss struggles against arbitrary dismissals (April 22, 2009)



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