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＜The Toyota related news＞ＮＯ．39
         Incidents in February <2012.4.11>
             from APWSL・Aichi Group
※：Abbreviations used：
ATU＝All Toyota Union
ATU・S＝citizens group supporting ATU
TMWU＝Toyota  Motor  Workers’  Union
TMPCWA＝ Toyota Motor Philippines Corporation Workers　Association
APWSL＝Asian Pacific Workers Solidarity Links．
JAWN＝Japan Automobile Workers Network
L＆HNWNM＝Living and Health Network for workers in Nishi-Mikawa area

3.11 Anti nuclear power reactor and movement against restart
On March 11, 2012, one year has passed since the East Japan great 
earthquake, the earthquake disaster of the Fukushima nuclear power plant, 
and the man-made disaster.
Revival from the earthquake disaster is, although slowly, progressing by the 
unwavering strong will to "home country revival" of residents in stricken 
area
Now, rubble processing of the stricken area poses a big problem. The 
estimated amount of rubble of suffered 3 prefectures is said to be about 
22,470,000 tons. This is said to be equivalent to 1.6 times of that of the 
Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake in 1995, and 1/2 of total amount of the 
annual wastes of whole Japan.
By the way, meetings, demonstrations, etc. of "Anti nuclear power reactor 
and stop restart" were done in the whole country on March 10 and the 11th. 
Among them, near Fukushima nuclear power plant, about 16,000 people from the 
whole country participated in the "Fukushima residents large meeting" held 
in Koriyama On the outskirts of Hibiya Park in Tokyo about 10,000 people to 
"3.11 Tokyo parade" which opposing to nuclear power plant, and about 7000 
people in Osaka,  and in Tsuruga of Fukui Prefecture where record 14 nuclear 
power plants in the country locate, about 1200 people participated in the 
meeting. Furthermore, an atom-bombed place Hiroshima, about 2000 citizens 
walked shouting "No more Hiroshima, no more Fukushima,  no more 
hibakusha(nuclear victim) ".
In this Nagoya city, 800 people participated in the meeting and 
demonstration mainly led by citizens and youth on 10th, in those by 
reformist organization and citizens, 5,000 people  participated on 11th.
At all the meetings, "Anti nuclear power reactor and stop restart" were main 
slogans, and we believe that it is the entire people's intention. However, 
the government is aiming at restart of the nuclear power plant under pause, 
following the request from the industrial world, etc., while safety is not 
collateralized by it. It seems as if they has already forgotten experience 
of the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster.

3) JAWN meeting was held in Toyoda city.
."2012 JAWN meeting camp" was held in Toyoda city from 24th tp 25th as 
usual..
Auto industry related workers' exchange was promoted focusing on the reports 
about current situation of each workplace including Nissan, Isuzu, and 
Toyota, and struggles there.
Some members participated also from ATU and ATU-S.

2) There was a seminar.
There was a seminar sponsored by Nagoya Rosai Syokugyoubyo Kenkyukai (Nagoya 
workmen's accident and occupational disease study group) which considers 
making safety of working place with foreigner and Japanese workers" was held 
in Nagoya International Center on 4th. The seminar was with abundant 
contents, for example, activity to make safe environment at work place, 
which non-regular workers and workers of nursing home are spontaneously 
promoting with unions.  Some members participated also from ATU-S.

1) There was the 5th ordinary general meeting of ATU-S.
On 2nd, there was the 5th general meeting of ATU-S. There was the activity 
report for one year, and the future action policy, etc was argued there. And 
it was emphasized that they will promote cooperation and joint movement 
(mutual support) with ATU and local unions. Moreover, the reference data 
were woven into the bill document about "a decent work, a new welfare state 
concept", etc. about workers' condition.

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