[APWSLMembers 705] The Toyota related news ＮＯ．２

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＜The Toyota related news　ＮＯ．２＞
　　　　　from ＡＰＷＳＬ・Japan Aichi Group

１）Protest Rally against temporary worker cutbacks was held.
On 22nd February, 2009, ‘Protest Rally against temporary worker cutbacks in 
Aichi’ was held, and the real situation of cutbacks of many temporary 
workers due to Toyota Motor’s great decrease in output. Total 525 of layoff 
workers, labor supporters, labor union members, and lawyers participated. 
And members of     ATU, ATU.S, APWSL-Aichi also participated. After the 
Rally, they did demonstration march for about 3km to Toyota’s operation 
office in Nagoya.

２）No.30th Toyota Rally was held.
　　On 21st February,2009, ‘No.30th Toyota Rally’ was held. About 1600 
workers participated, with banners, union flags, and Toyota Motor’s workers 
spoke about the situation of their working places.  The members of ATU, 
ATU.S, APWSL-Aichi also participated.
Rally declaration including “Overcome poverty ! life crisis and change 
politics” was adopted. After the Rally,
they did demonstration march to front of the Toyota Motor’s headquarter 
office.

３）Submitted petition to Toyota and Mitsui Corporation.
　　From 9:00 on 11th February 2009, the 3 representatives of TMPCWA.S-Aichi 
visited headquarter of Toyota Motor, to submit petition requiring early 
settlement of labor dispute in the Philippines Toyota.
The chief of the representatives read the petition letter and tried to hand 
it Toyota staff, but he denied to receive. The chief strongly protested to 
him, and mentioned that they will post the letter to president Watanabe 
directly.
On 16th,February 2009, a member of APWSL-Aichi visited Chubu subsidiary 
office of Mitsui Corporation, which is a big shareholder of the Philippines 
Toyota, and handed the petition letter. And he explained that early 
settlement of the labor dispute will give benefit for Mitsui Corp. and 
requested their cooperation for early settlement of the dispute.

４）No.2nd Labor Seminar regarding ‘Toyota’was held.
　　After ATU.S meeting, continuous No.2nd ‘Toyota’ Labor Seminar was 
held. This seminar is mainly for subcontract workers, with the subtitle of 
‘Investigation of the downstream of Toyota’.
No.1 Seminar was about the problem of temporary worker cutbacks. Mr.Naojiro 
Tomei and his wife, from Okinawa, working at Chuo Spring Co., one of the 
Toyota’s subcontract company, were suddenly laid off immediately after 
requesting paid holiday. They are still under dispute to request withdrawal 
of this unfair cutbacks.
  The theme of this time was the problem of camouflage contract by Aichi 
Steel Co., one of the Toyota group companies. Irresponsible stance of Aichi 
Steel, and serious labor situation like intermediary exploitation by temp 
agency, concealment of industrial disasters etc. were clarified. 60 people 
or more listened ardently.

５）No.2nd Meeting of ATU.S was held.
　　1st February, 2009, No.2nd Meeting of ATU.S was held in Nagoya.３５members 
participated, and reported and summarized last year’s activities. And 
confirmed to continue aggressive support for ATU, and negotiate with Toyota, 
and participate the local area’s labor movements, under new leaders. ATU 
representative Mr.Wakatsuki reported current problems about Toyota, and the 
union’s policies to them.








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