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Interac and pregnancy; Part Two – The Michael Collison Case::
I am not sure what it is about Interac and pregnancy, but they really don’t seem to be on the same page as the rest of the work force in Japan. The case in point is concerning Michael Collison and I first learned about his case on the website of a Japanese activist named Arudou Debito.…
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Interac and Pregnancy: Getting Fired for Being Pregnant
Last year when I was in the Osaka based General Union, we received an email from an Interac ALT who was rather upset because she had been fired for being pregnant. Martina (name changed) was set to have her contract renewed with her school where she was loved by her students and teachers. Her contract…
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Interac in the News – Punishment for Being Sick
An article from January, 2008 about the fact that Interac ALTs do not get all of what they are entitled to by law. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080105f1.html THIS FOREIGN LAND Assistant language teachers in trying times By KANAKO TAKAHARA Staff writer Last of four parts In November, Samantha Bouton, an assistant language teacher working at a public elementary…