Tuesday, May 12, 2015

No to Abe’s runaway politics! – 7,000 join a May Day rally in Tokyo




Approximately 7,000 joined the 86th May Day at the Hibiya Open-Air Concert Hall in central Tokyo on May 1, 2015 that was very sunny. Many more had to wait outside the hall. The organizer focused on all-out confrontation against runaway policies of the administration of Prime Minister ABE Shinzo, which include the significant deterioration of labor laws, Japan’s stronger military involvement in the global arena in defiance of its peace constitution, support for the controversial TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership), and the attempt to restart nuclear power plants against public opinion. Then, reports from the Postal Industry Workers Union members who fight against discriminatory treatment, Japanese Brazilians fighting against unfair practices, and unfairly dismissed workers of Fujibi Corporation, a printing company, followed. Many of placards carried during the rally said, “No Nukes”. (M)

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安倍政権の暴走に立ち向かおう!~日比谷メーデーに7000

メーデーにふさわしい好天に恵まれた51日。東京・日比谷野外音楽堂には約7000人が集まり、第86回日比谷メーデーが開催された。会場に入れないグループは外に待機した。主催者挨拶で強調されたことは、労働法制の大改悪・戦争体制・TPP・原発など、安倍政権の暴走に対して全力で「全面展開」で立ち向かおう、ということだった。また現場からのアピールでは、非正規差別とたたかう郵政産業労働者ユニオン、使い捨てに反対する日系ブラジル人、全員解雇とたたかうフジビ労働者の報告があった。参加した労働者が個人で持参したプラカードでは、「原発反対」を訴えるものが目立った。(M

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