700 protest against easier dismissal in front of Tokyo courts

On May 15, 2013, members of many trade unions and labor struggle groups gathered in front of the courts in Tokyo to protest against easier dismissal. The action was organized beyond the difference in policy between the unions and groups with approximately 700 participants. At the meeting, many unlawfully dismissed workers, including those of the JAL (Japan Airlines) Struggle Group, were filled with a sense of crisis and expressed their anger against the Abe administration that promotes easier dismissal of workers and the courts that support the current administration. One demonstrator said, “The Abe administration is trying to further destroy the already deteriorated labor market. We want to put such a dismal labor situation into the right track”. (M)

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首切り自由は許さない！～裁判所前で700人が声上げる

5 月15日昼の「首切り自由は許さない！裁判所包囲大行動」。東京裁判所前には

色とりどりの組合旗・争議団旗が林立した。この日の行動は、全労連・全労協の

枠をこえた共同の取り組みとなり、参加規模も約700人と大きく膨らんだ。集会

ではJAL争議団など当事者が次々と発言。解雇自由を推進する安倍政権とそれを

先取りする司法への怒りと危機感に溢れていた。ある参加者は「今でもボロボロ

の労働市場になっているのに、安倍政権はさらに拍車をかけようとしている。異

常な雇用破壊状況をこうした運動を通じて正していきたい」と語っていた。（М） 

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