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The hard election campaign for the 18th Upper House election came into the final stage. RENGO Central Committee for the Upper House Election, chaired by Mr. Washio, the President of RENGO, requested the last 5 actions to its affiliated unions and local RENGOs on 24 June. The 5 actions are (1) Spread of significance and importance of the election and RENGO nominated candidates, (2) Strong extension of promotion of voting by RENGO union members, (3) Negative campaign of Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), (4) External expansion of the campaign, (5) Strengthening the campaign of the national proportional constituency. On 1 July, RENGO held the general secretaries' meeting of its affiliates and discussed the situation and action on the national proportional and prefectural constituencies. At the meeting Mr. Sasamori, the General Secretary of RENGO, appealed the importance of the turnout rate and the absentees' voting action by commenting, "The situation is quite severe for us. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) might win more than 70 seats. We should change the tide by voting by members and their families."
The Basic Policy Agreement between RENGO and DPJ.
1. Society to stabilize and improve life and economy
(1)6 trillion yen tax cuts with permanent income tax reduction and economic recovery by investing in life, social welfare and environment for the future
(2)Drastic reform of fiscal structure of the government to support stability and improvement of life
(3)Construction of vital industrial structure to realize full employment
(4)Local development by vitalizing medium and small scale enterprises
2. Construction of welfare society with human-friendly social solidarity
(1)Establishment of social security in pension, medical care and nursing
(2)Establishment of social environment with safe maternity and child-care
(3)Construction of living and employment environment for handicapped and aged
(4)Promotion of civil and voluntarily activities
3. Relaxed society where a good work goes rewarded
(1)Stability of employment and correction of disparity among working conditions
(2)Establishment of 40 hours working system and fair labor standards
(3)Enactment of craftsman basic law and strong support of skills training development and technical training education
(4)Securing fair price and quality housing for life long stay
4. Economical society with environmental friendliness
(1)Economical society with resource recycling systems as energy saving
(2)Conversion to environmentally friendly life style as garbage reduction
(3)Safe regional society without pollution and with disaster measures
(4)Protection of global environment to stop destruction of ozonosphere, global warming, desertification and pollution of the ocean
5. Fair and transparent society with popular participation
(1)Establishment of ethics of member of parliaments and civil servants
(2)Construction of gender equal society
(3)Shifting from the centralized power to localized one
(4)Publicizing information, promote transparent politics and administration and democracy
(5)Sound relaxed education with full respect for children's right
6. Peaceful society harmonized with international society
(1)Construction of international society with peace and happiness of people
(2)Promotion of international cooperation for the people's better living and regional development in the Asian region
(3)Establishment of international society with secured human rights and trade union rights |
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