Challenging Bogus Freelancing in the Eikaiwa Industry
One of General Union’s most important areas of work in 2025 was confronting the widespread misclassification of English teachers as…
Big Company or Small, Eikaiwa Workers Deserve Good Faith
Over the past year, we’ve seen a sharp rise in the number of teachers contacting us from smaller English conversation…
Speak Up, Stand Up: Empowering Japanese Eikaiwa Workers
General Union has a long history in eikaiwa, with a strong presence in the foreign teaching community. During discussion of…
Shots at Eikaiwa
In early July, Before the vaccine supplies issues occurred, we sent a letter to the six main Eikaiwas AEON, Berlitz,…
Eikaiwa Boss Tries to Slip Out of Paying, Gets Caught by The GU
The General Union recently concluded negotiations over payment for training, winning a teacher JPY80,000. A Nagano eikaiwa required a teacher…