Power Harassment – When it’s not worth the fight
Anna worked at a private school where she had taught English classes and acted as an international coordinator for 10…
When Questions Become Harassment – A Member’s Story
This case began after I questioned what appeared to be a change in the university’s policy regarding online classes. I…
Power Harassment Part 5 – Privacy Invasion
Jenna* moved to the Japanese countryside with her Japanese husband and their four-year-old daughter last spring. The family began living…
Power Harassment Part 4 – Under Employment
When I first joined my company, things went well. I enjoyed my work, my projects were progressing, and I felt…
Power Harassment Part 3 – Excessive demands
Ben worked at an English school with several locations in Kansai. He fell into a depressive state after being harassed…
Power Harassment Part 2 – Psychological Aggression through Micromanagement
In a business office, Sam is given guidance on his work. He is told that the reports need more data…
Power Harassment Part 1 – Physical Aggression
As mentioned in this month’s introduction summary of workplace harassment, there are six types of harassment recognized under the umbrella…
Our Strategy for Harassment
There are many members who have felt harassed at work one time or another. However, more often than not, harassment…
The Heat is ON! – Power Harassment in the Workplace
The Japanese government revised its Power Harassment Prevention Law in 2022, for the first time legally defining harassment and mandating…
General Union makes a request to the Royal Thai Consulate-General, Osaka
On 17 January, General Union members visited the Royal Thai Consulate-General, Osaka and made a written request to the Consulate-General…
We Denounce this Miscarriage of Justice・不当判決糾弾!!
On May 23, an appeal verdict was heard in the “Osaka #1 Incident” case, in which the Osaka District Court…
Union City Blues – by David McNeill
NUMBER 1 SHIMBUN - Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan Writer David McNeill does a fabulous job of presenting the current…
“Kan’nama”, the Union Movement, and Us
The General Union adopted a special resolution at the Annual General Meeting in May 2019 in support of the All…