[APWSLMembers 879] ＜The Toyota related news＞ＮＯ．37

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       ＜The Toyota related news＞ＮＯ．37
              Incidents in January <2012.2.10>
                       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

Before the 1st anniversary of  Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster.
For everybody of APWSL in each country.
1 month before the 1st anniversary of a great earthquake and nuclear power 
plant disaster on  March 11th, there are various kinds of activities in 
various places.
Even in this Aichi, the following activities are planned, except such as 
lecture meetings about a nuclear power plant disaster and study meetings.
1.Panel exhibition: The panel exhibition "Situation 1 year after great 
earthquake / disaster of Fukushima nuclear power plant" will be held.
2. Mini Theater  : There is a show meeting of "nuclear power plant movie in 
old times" treating a nuclear power plant. They are "China syndrome", 
"nuclear war Lost Love", etc.
3. Symposium : "Is it OK ? food standard" , The 2nd phase of “In order to 
survive the radioactive contamination age”.
4. National signing activities  :  "10 million signature, good by nuclear 
power plants" will follow, and  5 million people's signatures are collected 
now.

04) The steering committee of ATU-S was held.
The steering committee of ATU-S was held on 25th. Main subjects for 
discussion are about 1. 5th ordinary general meeting. 2. About solidarity / 
joint action with local unions. 3. Editorial policy of activity magazine 
"Reimei" No. 19, etc. In the meeting, as situation discussion, "the decent 
work and the new welfare state concept" was quoted, and opinions were 
exchanged about workers' condition etc. The viewpoint that the starting 
point of movement is workers' situation was shown in the concept.
Decent work means human-like labor conditions in which human-like life is 
possible continuously. As direct labor conditions, working hours (per day, 
per week), wages, the number of a holiday,  contents of labor, etc. do not 
ruin their dignity and health, and possibilities of human-like life is 
requested continuously.

03) The early morning exploitation campaign was in front of Kariya Station.
There was "1 day joint activity" by local union on 24th. The protest was 
done at 3 places in dispute within the prefecture. From 8:00 a.m. of this 
day in front of Kariya station, fliers were distributed to workers who work 
for the Toyota-related company.
>From 6:00 p.m., the exploitation campaign of " labor No. 110" with flier 
distribution and hand microphone was done in front of Toyota related 
building before Nagoya Station. A total of 40 friends participated.

02) There was a skull session about the ordinary general of ATU-S.
There was a skull session on 17th in advance of the 5th ordinary general 
meeting of an ATU support citizen's meeting.  Opinions were exchanged 
actively, about situations surrounding ATU, core points of activity, and 
what is the target, condition and form of supports, etc.
In this meeting, ten officers including Mr. Saruta Mr. Nakatani, both 
representative and Director Mr. Chikamori participated, and argued about 
holding the general meeting on March 2 etc.

01) There was a usual "New Year Meeting".
A usual "New Year Meeting" were held on 15th. Sponsored by "The Power of 
People". Many people participated from National Railway Workers' Union and 
Union of Day workers, people of antinuclear power movement, lawsuit 
supporters for Korean labor slavery women of Mitsubishi Nagoya at war time, 
etc.. And the meeting of Aichi which supports ATU-S and TMPCWA, and the 
friend of APWSL Aichi also participated, and they exchanged greeting of 
solidarity.


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