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avocado , to Work Reform in 33 Amazon Japan workers halt deliveries over nonpayment of 'Prime Day' incentives: union - The Mainichi

Good. It’s encouraging to see more of these protests happening in the interest of compensation and worker rights!

OldManBOMBIN , to Work Reform in Hiroshima garbage-collection firm attracts women with free day care to find success

Literally just watched this episode of Parks and Rec yesterday.

MicrosoftSam ,

Came her for this

Spendrill , to Work Reform in Hiroshima garbage-collection firm attracts women with free day care to find success

This is a good story and a company that seems to be doing the right kind of things but this quote is eye-popping:

Earlier, we thought we’d hire women to just fill in for a shortage of male workers, but now we view them as fully equal.

stopthatgirl7 OP ,
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...it's still Japan and they have a long way to go when it comes to gender equality, I'm afraid. I mean, case in point: Japanese city apologizes after advising pregnant women to cook, clean and give husbands massages.

Blaze , to Work Reform in Hiroshima garbage-collection firm attracts women with free day care to find success

That’s an interesting initiative

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