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Jul 21, 2020

Labor Consultation Hotline for People Living in Japan from Foreign Countries

Labor Consultation Hotline for People Living in Japan from Foreign Countries Please call us if you have no money, or you have lost your job due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus). The following translations are available: ・Japanese (here) ・Tagalog (here) ・Mongolian (here) ・Arabic (here) During the Coronavirus pandemic, employees have been pressured with situations such as: ・Loss of shifts ・Company closures ・Reduction in salary or…

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Jul 18, 2020

Foreign Workers in Japan and Coronavirus: No pay, not allowed to resign, documents not returned, and charged fees

As the spread of the new Coronavirus continues, many foreign workers have been ordered by companies to take leave, and are unable to receive leave allowances. At the Foreign Labor Support Center established by the NPO Posse, which I represent, there were 257 cases of labor consultation related to Coronavirus…

Japan

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Jul 18, 2020

“The government will pay your rent” — an explanation of the system that is available to all, including foreigners and freelancers

Hi. This is Makoto Iwahashi from the NPO POSSE. Today, we have an inquiry from a person who lost their job due to the coronavirus and is now unable to pay their rent. …

Japan

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Jul 18, 2020

“It’s only, like, one person. It should be fine, right?” Fighting against the outing of sexual minorities.

On June 12th, a man in his 20s, who suffered physical and mental trauma as a result of having his sexual orientation disclosed at his workplace without his consent by his boss, held a press conference at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare with the support of the NPO…

LGBT Rights

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