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Monday, January 26, 2009
Haken Village moves the government ? MHLW Hall opened for overnight stay
“Villagers” of the “Haken (dispatched workers) Village” exceeded 300 as the new year came, well beyond its capacity. Therefore, the village strongly requested the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare to support the “villagers”. As a result, the ministry was obliged to open its hall for overnight stay from January 2 (photo). This was epoch-making. A 53-year old man said in a joint interview in front of the hall, “I lost my job at a construction site on December 6 and had to sleep in a washroom of a park for three weeks. I managed to survive only with a piece of bread of 98 yen per day, but all of my money was only 3 yen when I arrived at the village. I really feel relieved here. I will apply for welfare benefits together with the fellow villagers next week”. All who came to the Haken Village were in dire straits.
派遣村が政府を動かす~厚労省講堂を宿泊に開放
年明けとともに入村者が300人をこえた「年越し派遣村」は、収容能力を優にこえてしまった。このため派遣村は、厚生労働省に強力に支援要請を行なった。その結果、政府も重い腰を上げ、2日夜から厚労省講堂を宿泊のために開放した(写真)。政府がこうした形で動いたのは画期的なことだった。講堂前で共同インタビューに応じた53歳の男性(写真)は「12月6日に建設派遣を解雇され、3週間公園のトイレで寝て過ごした。一斤98円の食パンを1日2回に分けて生きのびたが、派遣村に着いたときの所持金は3円だった。ここに来てホッとした。来週には、みんなと一緒に生活保護を申請する」と語った。派遣村に来た人たちは、追いつめられた人ばかりだった。
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