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RE: Top 4 Reasons for Japanese to Commit Suicide (Notes from Under the Tatami Mats–26 … My Adventures in Japan)
Don't they have Labour laws and labour unions that fight for the wellbeing of their members. I can't believe workers in japan are subject to such humiliating experiences inspite of their advancement. When you hear stories of some countries, you'll start appreciating yours the more despite the challenges
Labour unions are useless unless solid evidence is present. Sometimes, things happen so sudden that the victim is unprepared to gather evidence. A piece of advice, have your recorder or CCTV ready at all times. Newbie entering any new company should be careful. Sometimes, the friendliest could turn out to be the actual culprit.
Good point. In fact, I was gonna include the following image, but decided not to.
If almost everyone complaining about how their employers are treating them, it's enough evidence for the Labour union to investigate and spring into action too. The government should also make laws to protect the worker's rights
Realistically, not everyone will complain even when they are subjected to the same bully. Some people will choose silence especially so when they have debt to pay or a family to feed. Also, some bullying practices are very hierarchical in that the youngest take the biggest blow as all attention are focused on the latest target. Older staffs who paid their dues earlier are actually relieved to have a breather so they might not want to get involve. It can get very complicated. They will resort to all sorts of mean tactics to prevent newbie from passing probationary period. Also, newbie won't know who is actually having relationship with whom and why some are not subjected to the same treatment and so on. I know of a case where husband and wife work in the same company and due to the husband's relationship with superior, the wife get training to do her job. When a new unrelated person comes in, he did not undergo the same training. I suspect the husband is a relative or possibly have a share in the company. This kind of internal news is hard to come by unless there is an insider. But not everyone is well-connected or able to receive highly privilege information.
I understand. It's really so sad that such a practice is common in such a developed country. The workers there are supposed to be enjoying
Initially I was very naive and thought work was supposed to be fun too. The older I get, the more I think workplace is like a battlefield. I live in a third world country by the way but have friends in developed countries such as Japan, Singapore, South Korea and Hong Kong. All the horrors were either experienced first hand or described by friends who had been through hell.
Work is supposed to be fun. I'm also a little bit advanced and from a third world country. It depends on who you're working under and the type of company you're working with. Also, if the Labour laws of your country is employee friendly and the Labour union is active, you stand a higher chance of enjoying your job
They probably have some lax labor laws, and they even have "campaigns" against bullying. But no campaign is gonna stop the bullies and the cruel bastards from behaving as they do.
I saw some of it with my own eyes, and it was vicious and merciless. Carried out by the manager of the small 10-person office. And it was relentless -- everyday, usually several times a day.
The victim was a young recruit, his first job after he graduated. He tolerated the misery for about half a year, then he quit. I left the company shortly thereafter. The manager stayed, and remained stupid and cruel. I hope he's dead now.
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As for labor unions, they have so-called "unions," but they're weak and ineffective and pointless. The company makes the rules, the workers follow the rules.
One of the companies where I taught English told me that the employees sometimes engaged in "walkouts" and "strikes." The workers would "walk out" during lunch hour, in "protest" of the insufficient offer in the new contract.
At the end of lunch hour, the workers would re-enter the office and get right back to work. The company would "note the walkout / strike / protest," and might raise its offer by about 0.0001%!!
Woohoo. The strike was successful, and everybody was happy. That's Japan for you.
This is really very funny. It seems the Japanese government don't care much about the wellbeing of her citizens. My country cannot be that developed and the work force will have no say. It's So sad that the labour union in Japan are in active. They are the ones that are supposed to be fighting for the improvement of the well-being of the workers
A perfect depiction of Japan for real @majes.tytyty.
In fact, those things do exist but you will find that being viewed as the "ideal Japanese" is more important to Japanese people than their wellbeing. Take for example, the government has put in place a law/rule that says that workers should only work a certain amount of hours within a certain time and you will find that many Japanese find ways to beat this. Some clock in at a later time than when they actually arrive at work and clock out earlier than they actually leave work. So at the end of the day, this is more of a culture thing than even having laws or unions.
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