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  xandirulesOct. 01, 2011 - 09:26AM JST

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  Wow!! Sony targets toilet readers...

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  xandirulesJan. 23, 2009 - 06:59PM JST

  Why should a short-term part-timer, who has less investement in the company, have the same protections as a worker who's been with the company many years, for example.

  Because of the exceptions. In this system os Shains and Hakens there a lot of situations where someone is doing haken because simply there is no other way.

  Figure yourself up in a situation where you have been working for the same company for the last 10 years. All of a sudden the company goes bankruptcy. You are in the middle 30s. There is no way you’ll get employed as shain. NO WAY!!!

  And the person goes haken for 20 years more and there are people who tell this a CHOICE!!!

  Posted in: Brazilian workers protest layoffs

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  xandirulesJan. 23, 2009 - 06:45PM JST

  You're telling me the white-collar Brazilian nationals and blue collar work-visa aliens have the same priviliges? To put it politely, I'm skeptical.

  Yes Nessie, in Brazil the Labor Regulations clearly states one kind of employment only. In reality, after three months of daily activities for the same company you terminate your experience period and become full flagged employee, no matter if you are white or blue collar, native Brazilian or foreign.

  Posted in: Brazilian workers protest layoffs

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  xandirulesJan. 19, 2009 - 01:45PM JST

  I’m a brazilian, (third generation of Japanese grandparents), and I've been laid off.

  The overall sentiment among our community is complex and mix-up…

  Some feel discriminated because in many cases, like mine, the company we’ve been working for decided to lay off only the foreigners. Japanese workers, no matter haken, sei-shain or full-flagged shain, they all remain in their positions.

  These felling of discrimination adds up to years, decades of: - hard work. The triple Ks job: Kiken (risky), Kitsui ( hard) and Kitanai (durt) is always reserved for us. - low payment (haken kaisha eats up a big portion of our payment).

  But we understand that this is the story of all immigrants, in all past times and in all countries. No matter if America, or even Brazil, the first generation of immigrants always live in sacrifice in hope that their children, been raised inside the local society may one day become full flagged citizens.

  Like all other immigrants we live in hope. Not for us but for our kids.

  But that don’t forbids us to express our feelings. To show to Japanese society our point of view. Protests movements is a common place is the western society. And I really think that if this is done in ordered fashion, not causing harm or disorder is always positive. It contributes to broaden up the excessively passive state of mind of the average Japanese society.

  The protest here is because this whole concept of two different system of employment inside the same society is odd to Brazilians. Down there we have only labour and capital. Employees and employers. Company and workes.

  This concept of some workers having more privileges than others is something very strange to us.

  We understand that this is the way things are here in Japan. Many who do not agree are heading back to Brazil.

  But many, who also do not agree, have chosen to stay and make our selves heard.

  To offer to Japanese society a different point of view: -That everybody in a society is equal, and should have the same opportunities to work and to live.

  If the Japanese society ever choose to embrace this and others concepts reigning in western societies is up to Japanese to decide. We believe this our contribution to this process.

  In essence, this what this and others protest are all about.

  Posted in: Brazilian workers protest layoffs

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