Workers rally against job cuts in Japan
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Oluşturulma Tarihi: Aralık 17, 2008 00:00
TOKYO - Hundreds of workers rallied in Tokyo yesterday to protest massive job cuts, accusing the country's biggest companies of sacrificing jobs to protect profits.
The global financial crisis has forced some of Japan's corporate giants to take drastic measures including job cuts, suspending production, postponing projects and closing factories. Sony, Toyota Motor and Nissan Motor are among employers to trim thousands of workers from their payrolls.
About 200 protesters waved banners and shouted slogans through loudspeakers outside the headquarters of the Nippon Keidanren - Japan's largest business lobby group - in Tokyo's main business district.
"Toyota, stop cutting seasonal workers! We workers are not disposable!" they chanted. "Sony, stop massive firing!"
Most of the job cuts have targeted temporary contract workers, but lately they have included full-time salaried workers.
Speakers at the protest said some newly unemployed contract workers also lost their company-owned housing, leaving them jobless and homeless.
Sony announced plans to slash 8,000 jobs around the world. Major automakers have terminated contracts with thousands of seasonal workers.
About 200 protesters waved banners and shouted slogans through loudspeakers outside the headquarters of the Nippon Keidanren - Japan's largest business lobby group - in Tokyo's main business district.
"Toyota, stop cutting seasonal workers! We workers are not disposable!" they chanted. "Sony, stop massive firing!"
Most of the job cuts have targeted temporary contract workers, but lately they have included full-time salaried workers.
Speakers at the protest said some newly unemployed contract workers also lost their company-owned housing, leaving them jobless and homeless.
Sony announced plans to slash 8,000 jobs around the world. Major automakers have terminated contracts with thousands of seasonal workers.