Nova Union Calls For Improvement in Labor Conditions

29 October 2007
Nova Union calls on the government to improve labor conditions so that workers are enrolled in social insurance and have stable employment.

外国人講師ら、労働条件の改善訴え

　英会話学校最大手のＮＯＶＡが経営破たんしたことを受け、英語などを教える外国人講師らが、街頭で労働条件の改善などを訴えました。

　労働条件の改善を訴えたのは、国内の英会話学校で働く外国人の講師らです。ＮＯＶＡが会社更生法の適用を申請したことに危機感を持ち、社会保険への加入を認めることや安定­的な雇用を確保することなどを求めました。

　「他の英会話学校の講師も、ＮＯＶＡのニュースを見て不安になってます」（外国人講師）

　一方、ＮＯＶＡの保全管理人が経済産業省を訪れ、スポンサー企業の選定や受講生のサポートについて協力を要請しました。経済産業省も協力していく考えを示しています。

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• Nova
• union
• Japan
• improvement
• labor
• conditions

[novajoke]

@TucsonMan1976

While people debate, whether certificate or no certificate, native vs non- natives, people suffer because they are not learning the English language. I'm just giving simple suggestions since people from India and the Philippines will gladly come to Japan to teach the English language since their pay will skyrocket and great way to build stronger relationship between these countries.

[TucsonMan1976]

@novajoke Although I agree that this is a great idea, most certified SEI/ESL teachers from the US, Canada, UK, etc. earn a good salary at a unionized job at home. Most are not going to want to take pay cuts or risk losing tenure with their districts just to teach overseas. Benefits and financial incentives to get these types of people need to be serious, like those offered at international and DoDDS schools. Students at Eikaiwa don't really want to pay for this type of instruction.

[novajoke]

@jobson2000

This is an old news but let's focus on bringing in "qualified" instructors rather than so called "I'm qualified because I look native" instructors.

Time to bring in qualified instructors from India and the Philippines who learned the language. Of course, qualified instructors are always be welcome whether candidates are native or non-native speakers.

Thank goodness I didn't go to mcEikaiwa to learn English!!

[jobson2000]

This is a Berlitz branch union leaflettng at Berlitz headquarters in Tokyo. With National Union of General Workers organizers Louis Carlet and Catheine Campbell featured.