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Tozen Daigaku: Civil Service Trade Union Rights (Fiscal Year Appointee System)
In April of 2020, the Japanese government amended local civil service law, reclassifying direct hire ALTs at public schools as “fiscal year appointees.” This so-called reform stripped these ALTs, and all others who labour under the new classification, of their trade union rights. Fiscal year appointees in the new system can no longer demand…
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Tozen Union Rallies to Restore Trade Union Rights of Direct Hire ALTs
On Sunday, January 29, Tozen Union, our legal team, and our supporters held a rally to launch our campaign to restore Trade Union Rights to Direct Hire ALTs. In April 2020, local civil service law was amended and direct hire ALTs around the country were classified as “fiscal-year appointees.” Prior to this change, direct…
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NHK interview ALT and report on the fiscal year appointee system
NHK recently interviewed a Tokyo Board of Education Assistant Langauge Teacher (ALT), and reported on the fiscal year appointee system https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20220224/k10013495441000.html