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Japan calls for transparent labor rules in China

Business Aug. 29, 2010 - 06:33AM JST ( 7 )

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DisillusionedAug. 29, 2010 - 08:57AM JST

Ha! That's funny! How about looking into the Japanese labor laws? There are only half a dozen, so it shouldn't take too long.
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american_bengoshiAug. 29, 2010 - 10:08AM JST

Create transparent labor laws in Japan first before opening your mouth to complain about other countries. Clean up your own backyard first!
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as_the_crow_fliesAug. 29, 2010 - 11:21AM JST

I suggest the Chinese government "call on" the Japanese government to adopt more transparent labour laws.

It also seems the Japanese companies are miffed because the Chinese workers were allowed to strike. Apparently they believe the purpose of a repressive state apparatus is to repress, specially when it comes to the right of collective bargaining. Colonialist thinking, anyway. There's no reason why the Chinese government should do what Japanese companies tell them to, any more than the Japanese government should do what Chinese companies tell them to. And workers in both countries should be able to strike if they have a grievance
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japaneseno1Aug. 29, 2010 - 12:32PM JST

is it leagal to strike in Japan ?
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movieguyAug. 29, 2010 - 12:36PM JST

@japaneseno1 - No, it's not illegal, but good luck getting the Labor Standards Bureau to protect your right to do so. Even the unions that do strike only do it for several hours and as far as I've seen their demands are never met. It's just to inconvenience the companies and get attention, not to secure demands.
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umbrellaAug. 29, 2010 - 04:49PM JST

too funny. Japan "advising" another country on labor laws! When will labor laws ever be enforced in Japan?
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bass4funkAug. 30, 2010 - 08:05AM JST

No, it's not illegal, but good luck getting the Labor Standards Bureau to protect your right to do so. Even the unions that do strike only do it for several hours and as far as I've seen their demands are never met. It's just to inconvenience the companies and get attention, not to secure demands.

When has Japan ever been transparent about any labor laws, particularly when it involves labor, not to mention foreign labor. This is too funny, calling the kettle Black! So then what are really the legal rights of the people? Can they push the envelope like they do in South Korea? They protest all the time and don't care how long they stay until their demands are met, get violent too sometimes. Japanese can't or won't do the same thing? I am kind of unclear about this. Are the big wig bureaucrats holding the general population down or what?