March in March 2008 (Shibuya Ward, Tokyo)

March in March is a multinational gathering and protest rally that took place on March 9th, 2008 in Shibuya Ward (Tokyo) . It began with foreign workers calling for job security and an end to discrimination, but with the deteriorating work environment in Japan "job security and equality" have become the goals of not only foreigners but all who work in Japan. The government claims to have created jobs, but the ranks of working poor and unstable jobs (dispatch, part-time, temp, contract, subcontract, freelance) have increased. The young, the elderly, foreigners and women live with anxiety about their futures. Workaholic men work themselves literally to death. Inequality and disparity do not make workers happy.

• Category

  • Nonprofits & Activism

• License

  • Standard YouTube License

• Music

  • "Freedom Walk + Scene 6 - Marvelous The Mouthpiece (feat. dead prez & Vernon Reid (Living Color))" by Lifesavas (Google Play • iTunes)