Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Surrounding the Supreme Court with ribbons to appeal against gender-based wage discrimination.



On October 22 at 11am, blue skies were visible as women surrounded the Supreme Court, holding ribbons and chanting “Fair days pay for women’s work!” (see photo). The Supreme Court is currently hearing two cases of gender-based wage discrimination: Mitsue Nozaki vs. Showa Shell Sekiyu; and Kanematsu Corporation. Despite both cases achieving partial victories in the high courts, the judge limited their victory by ruling that discrimination before the enactment of the Law for Equal Employment Opportunity would not be considered. One hundred and twenty people, mainly women, gathered to support the plaintiffs and to appeal to the Supreme Court. The organiser Yasuko Yunoki, emphasised that this case will lead to changing structural wage discrimination in various types of employment, including regular employees, non-regular and part-time. Source: UnionTube video and Show Shell Labour Union homepage.





最高裁をリボンで囲む!~女性差別賃金裁判でアピール
 10月22日午前11時、最高裁はリボンを結んだ女性たちに包囲された(写真)。青空のもと「女の仕事に正当な評価を」のシュプレヒコールがこだました。現在最高裁には、2つの女性差別賃金裁判(昭和シェル石油野崎事件と商社兼松事件)が審理されている。2件とも高裁で一部勝訴したものの「均等法以前の差別はしょうがない」という不十分な内容。この日は、原告と支援者など女性を中心に120名が集まってアピール行動を行なった。主催者の柚木康子(ゆのきやすこ)さんは「この裁判は正社員だけでなく、非正規・パートなどあらゆる雇用形態の賃金差別構造を変えることにつながる」と強調した。
動画(UnionTube) ・昭和シェル労組HP 

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