Dispatched Workers Are Humans, Not Items - More Than 2000 Gather at December 4 Hibiya Rally

On December 4 evening, a rally was held in the Hibiya Outdoor Music Hall, Tokyo, for drastic revision of the Worker Dispatching Law, with about 2,000 participants virtually occupying all seats. In response to a call by fifteen individuals including Satoshi KAMATA, a broad range of unionists gathered across party lines from National Union, Zenrokyo, Zenroren, Zennikken, Zenkowan, Kokuro, Doro Chiba, and small and middle-sized enterprise unions as well as political party representatives from the Democratic Party of Japan, Japan Communist Party, Social Democratic Party and the People's New Party, who extended messages. Temporary workers in the midst of struggles against ISUZU, Canon, Panasonic, tour escorts dispatching agencies and Goodwill received greatest applause when they stood on the stage, carrying a sign "Dispatched Workers Are Humans, not Items." The rally was full of enthusiasm to unite all voices that no bill for false improvement of the Worker Dispatching Law would be tolerated.

派遣社員はモノじゃない～12・4日比谷集会に2000人以上集まる


　12月4日夜、東京・日比谷野音で「派遣法の抜本改正をめざす日比谷集会」が開催され、ほぼ会場をうめる2000人以上が集まった。鎌田慧さんら15人の呼びかけに応えて参加した労働組合は、全国ユニオン・全労協・全労連・全日建・全港湾・国労・動労千葉・中小民間などで、ナショナルセンターを超えた幅広い結集となった。また民主・共産・社民・国民新党も代表が挨拶した。現在たたかっている、いすゞ自動車・大分キヤノン・パナソニック・添乗員・グッドウィルなど非正規の仲間が「派遣社員はモノじゃない」という看板を手に登壇すると（写真）ひときわ大きな拍手が起きた。集会は、終始怒りと熱気にあふれたもので、政府のまやかし派遣法改定案を許さないという声がひとつになった。