Showing posts with label Sanken Electric. Show all posts
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Sunday, April 9, 2017

‘I cannot forgive that as a human being’~protest to demand reinstatement of workers at Sanken Electric Co, South Korea



 
Even in the cold rain of March, roughly 200 people gathered at a park in Niiza City, Saitama Prefecture, near Sanken Electric Co headquarters. They were to launch a regular protest to demand reinstatement of the South Korean workers who were dismissed from the company’s production department last September. It’s been 160 days since the three union representatives came to Japan, where their company’s headquarters is based, to demand reinstatement.
 Many Japanese unions and local residents also joined the March 26 protest in the struggles of their Korean counterparts. “People in the community know the struggles of the Sanken workers who appeal to them at Shiki Station every day. While we have gained more supports, we also hear people say that we should stand with Japanese workers rather than Koreans. When I hear people say this to me, I always tell them, ‘I want to say that I am a human being before I am Japanese,’” a local resident who’s supported the struggles spoke at the rally.
 The protesters chanted slogans to demand withdrawal of restructuring and reinstatement of the 34 workers before they set out for a demonstration around Shiki Station. (By ARIMORI Akane) 

「人間として許せない!」~韓国サンケンの整理解雇撤回を求めてデモ

326日。久しぶりの雨にもかかわらず、サンケン電気本社ちかくにある三軒屋公園
(新座市)には200人が集まった。昨年9月に生産部門全員が解雇された韓国サンケン
の労働者。3人が韓国から日本に渡り、サンケン本社前で「解雇撤回」を訴えて160
になる。厳しい闘いを頑張りぬく韓国サンケンの労働者を見守ってきた、多くの日本
の労働組合、地元市民が駆けつけた。連帯活動をしている新座市の坂本さんは、「韓
国サンケンの人たちが、毎日志木駅前で訴えているのを、地元の人たちは見ている。
頑張れという声が増えている一方で『韓国人よりも日本人の立場に立つべきでしょ
う』という声もある。でも私は『日本人である前に人間だ』と答えている」と力強く
アピールした。集会の後、「整理解雇撤廃!」「サンケン電気は34名を職場に戻
せ!」とシュプレヒコールを上げ、サンケン本社、志木駅をデモをした。(有森あか
ね) 

Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Reinstate the Korean Sanken workers! Delegation to Japan launches campaign



 On September 30th, Korea Sanken Co., Ltd. in Changwon City, Korea dismissed all 35 union members. The company is a subsidiary of a Japanese electric equipment producer, Sanken Electric Co., Ltd. The Korean Metal Industry Workers’ Union Gyeongnam Local Korea Sanken Division is fighting for reinstatement. But the negotiation with the Korean subsidiary is in a stalemate, so on October 18th the union sent a delegation to Japan to bargain with the head company.
  It was sunny and quite hot that day. The three-member-delegation went to the head office of the company near Shigi station, located in a north-western suburb of Tokyo. The members posted leaflets to every house around the head office and spoke with the residents who came out. The members explained about their dismissal case and the response from the residents was encouraging. “Why doesn’t the company negotiate with you? They shouldn’t turn you back!” “I thought you were fighting for quite a long time. Are you still fighting?” “I see you are coming to Japan for union activities” etc. (MK)
Photo: Sanken Kawagoe Plant

サンケン電気は整理解雇を撤回しろ!~日本遠征団の闘争はじまる

韓国昌原市にある日本企業サンケンの韓国法人が、930日、組合員35人全員を整理解雇した。反対する労組(金属労組慶南支部韓国サンケン分会)が解雇撤回を求めてたたかっている。しかし権限のない現地法人との交渉は進まず、1018日、労組が来日し、本社に対して整理 解雇を撤回させるための闘争を始めた。……今日は晴れ、集合の10時頃には気温も上がり汗ばむほど。遠征団3人は東武東上線の志木駅から徒歩約10分のサンケン電気本社前で、周辺住民へ協力要請の各戸ビラ入れを行った。ポスティングをしながら、家からちょうど出てきた住民には丁 寧に説明する。周りの人たちの反応は上々だった。「韓国からわざわざ大変ね~」「景気が悪いのかしらね」「それにしてもヒドイね」「組合運動だね、ハイハイ分かりました」「前にもやってたでしょ?まだ解決していないの?」「会社の中で話合いすればいいのに、どうして外で追い 返すのかね」などなどの声があった。(MK *写真=サンケン電気川越工場