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Interac ordered to negotiate with General Union

Interac, the largest ALT provider in Japan, has been found in violation of the Trade Union Law (*Articles 7.2 and 7.3), after refusing negotiations with the union on 16 occassions in 2009.

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Interac banned from Osaka prefectural projects

Interac has been found guilty of unfair labour practices by the Osaka Prefectural Labour Commission in July 2010 for refusing to hold collective bargaining with the General Union (full story here). ...read more

偽装委託の全国の各教委が、講師直接雇用へ移行開始中。  文科・厚労省の「ALT委託は違法」の通達に加え、愛知労働局の「教委と業者の派遣法違反」断定が追討ち。

 2010年8月以降、秋にかけて、文科省・厚労省が「ALT業務に委託は不可能」と通達し、全国全教委を対象に「業者委託の見直し」調査を実施している。ユニオンも並行して、教委や学校による授業管理責任を明示した学校教育法にも違反した丸投げを、各地で摘発してきた。ユニオンも両省・労働局と連携し、違法教委・業者に迫っている。
法違反が確定した悪徳業者は、違う県で、同様の手口で教委をだまし、まさ
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派遣会社にあなたの子供の健康を委ねられますか? - 23 Aug 2010 - japanese - ALTs

インタラックに法律遵守するよう命令


ゼネラルユニオンは、あなたの子供の教育を派遣会社に委託すべきではないと確信しています。教育は文部科学省の責任です。授業やカリキュラムは、外部企業の手に委ねるべきではありません。しかし、派遣で問題なのはこれだけではありません。あなたの子供の健康についても、懸念すべきなのです。

労働安全衛生法では、事業主
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Health Checks – They’re mandatory!
Interac ordered to obey the law
- 5 Jul 2010 - english - ALTs

Industrial Health & Safety Act
For many westerners, the idea of a state mandated health check smacks of a nanny state, and we are often reluctant to submit to the tests. While not all co
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Fukuoka General Union & Owls - 4 Apr 2010 - english - ALTs

Company ordered to drop illegal penalties

At the Fukuoka General Union (FGU), the company which seems to generate the most grievances is OWLS. They are a dispatch company that ha
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Aichi Labour Bureau: Interac and Tokai City break dispatch law - 4 Apr 2010 - bilingual - ALTs

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare have sent out a notification to all the local Boards of Education (BOEs) judging the c ...read more

Dispatch Averted, Pay Cuts Stopped - 1 Apr 2010 - english - ALTs

unions work With rumors of their direct hire positions going to dispatch, five ALTs from Kofu city in Yamanashi prefecture contacted the General Union.

While the threat of dispatch was only a rumor
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ALT Dispatch and Outsourcing – What do Japanese Teachers think? - 17 Mar 2010 - english - ALTs

Do Japanese teachers in public schools know what dispatch (haken) and subcontracting (gyoumuitaku) mean for foreign ALTs’working conditions? How do they think ALT dispatch and outsourcin ...read more

Interac and Tokai Board of Education found guilty of illegal dispatch - 9 Mar 2010 - english - ALTs

justice After more than six months of union action, Interac and Tokai Board of Education have been found guilty of illegal dispatch by the Aichi Prefectural Labor Board. Watch this space - full story in the c ...read more


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