Friday 7 May 2010

9 May meeting on Japan's treatment of refugees

Here is the announcement of the Doro-Chiba (National Railway Motive Power Union of Chiba) about their 9th May conference. At the conference they will also read a message from Jamal Saberi:

Dear Friends,
We are holding an Annual Meeting to discuss and study about Alien Registration Law, Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act and Racism on Sunday, May 9 in Tsurumi, Yokohama. It is our 21st event.
The Justice Ministry with "human-rights lawyer", CHIBA Keiko, on its top has detained and deported far more undocumented foreigners and refugee applicants than under the LDP administration. It is also forcing electronic Foreign Resident ID Card system.
Let's fight together, defeating divide and rule policy of the ruling class and strengthen working class unity, solidarity and friendship across nationality and national borders.
When: PM 1:00, May 9
Where: Tsurumi Kokaido, immediately next to JR Tsurumi Station of JR Keihintohoku Line

Speakers include:
*President of Foreign Workers Union, affiliate of Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU)
*Delegation of KCTU Seoul Regional Council representing 160 thousand Korean and foreign workers
*Korean residents
*Refugees from several countries
*Representative of Doro-Chiba (National Railway Motive Power Union of Chiba) and other labor unions
*Zengakuren (All Japan Federation of Students' Autonomous Bodies)

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