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'''{{nihongo|General Union|ゼネラルユニオン|zeneraru yunion}}''' is a labor union headquartered in Osaka, Japan, and founded in 1991. It mainly represents teachers and staff who are employed in language education at private conversation schools and universities in the Kansai and Chubu regions of Japan. Recently the union has also started major organizing drives aimed at South American workers in Japan. |
'''{{nihongo|General Union|ゼネラルユニオン|zeneraru yunion}}''' is a labor union headquartered in Osaka, Japan, and founded in 1991. It mainly represents teachers and staff who are employed in language education at private conversation schools and universities in the Kansai and Chubu regions of Japan. Recently the union has also started major organizing drives aimed at South American workers in Japan. |
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Workers at many national chain English schools in Japan, ECC, Berlitz, NOVA, GEOS belong to the this union as well as teachers at many universities in the Kansai and Chubu areas. |
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Due to pressure from the General Union, in March 2005, the Japanese Government's [[Social welfare in Japan#Social Insurance|Social Insurance]] Agency began to investigate English language schools in Japan for non-payment of {{nihongo |Social Insurance|[[:ja:社会保険|社会保険]],| Shakai Hoken }}. In general, non-enrollment of full-time employees is illegal in Japan -- the Health Insurance Law and Employees' Pension Law stipulate that companies must enroll all workers who have been in Japan for over two months in both the health insurance and pension systems, regardless of nationality. ''Shakai Hoken'' cover for employees also includes sickness and injury allowance. The burden of payment is split between employer and employee, with each paying about half the monthly premium amount. <ref name=japantimesprobe> |
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|url= http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20050412zg.html |
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|title= English schools face huge insurance probe |
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|accessdate=2007-03-20 |
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|publisher= The Japan Times |
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|date= April 12, 2005 }} |
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</ref> The General Union (Osaka) has official consultative status with the [[ECOSOC|United Nations Economic and Social Council]] (ECOSOC). <ref> |
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{{cite web |
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|url=http://esa.un.org/coordination/ngo/search/DisplayOrgInfo.asp?OrgID=2229 |
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|title= ECOSOC Roster Consultative Status since 2005 |
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|accessdate= 2007-02-19 |
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|publisher= esa.un.org |
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|date= February 17 2006 }} |
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</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 06:48, 13 November 2009
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| Established | 12 June 1991 in Osaka, Japan |
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| Website | General Union Website |
General Union (ゼネラルユニオン, zeneraru yunion) is a labor union headquartered in Osaka, Japan, and founded in 1991. It mainly represents teachers and staff who are employed in language education at private conversation schools and universities in the Kansai and Chubu regions of Japan. Recently the union has also started major organizing drives aimed at South American workers in Japan.
Workers at many national chain English schools in Japan, ECC, Berlitz, NOVA, GEOS belong to the this union as well as teachers at many universities in the Kansai and Chubu areas.
See also
External links
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- General Union Fukuoka (Fukuoka area)
- General Union (Osaka and Nagoya areas)
- Japanese Social Insurance Agency
- Kanagawa City Union (Kawasaki, Kanagawa)
- National Union of General Workers
- National Union of General Workers Tokyo South
- Zentoitsu Workers Union (Ueno-Okachimachi, Tokyo)