Thursday, December 11, 2008

Protest Against Revoking of Job Offers ~ Students Stand Up, Unionize


On Nov. 28, the National Union of General Workers Tokyo Tobu held a press conference at Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry for 53 university senior students whose job offers were revoked. (See photo) They were to start work at The Japan General Estate Co next spring. We announced to the press that some of the students joined the Tokyo Tobu and decided to resolve the case through collective bargaining with the company. The Tokyo Tobu and non-profit organization Labor Consultation Center have been receiving an increasing number of calls from university students about cancellation of job offers amid the global financial crisis. At the time jobs are unofficially offered, the relationship between labor and management is already established. Annulment of the offers without compensation should not be forgiven. The students who joined the Tokyo Tobu said they were able to encourage others who are experiencing the same struggle because they decided to stand up for their rights. (By Ari Sugano, Tokyo Tobu)


内定取り消しを許さない~学生が組合に加入し立ち上がる
 11月28日、私たち全国一般東京東部労組は、マンション分譲大手「日本綜合地所」が来春入社予定の大学4年生53人の採用内定を取り消した問題について厚生労働省で記者会見し(写真)、内定を取り消された一部の学生が東部労組に加入したことと団体交渉で解決を求めることを明らかにしました。金融危機をきっかけに東部労組やNPO法人労働相談センターには内定取り消しの相談が相次いでいます。内定通知を受けた段階で企業と学生との間には労働契約が成立しています。法的にも社会的にも許されません。組合員になった学生は「自分が泣き寝入りしないことで、内定取り消しで同じように辛い目にあっている学生を励ましたい」と話しています。(東部労組・須田)

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