On November 29, RENGO and RENGO Toyama held a RENGO Human Rights Seminar
entitled "Eliminate All Employment Discrimination" in Toyama-city with
130 people in attendance. RENGO Department of Organizational Affairs Executive
Director Abe gave a speech on behalf of the organizers. He said "when recruiting
employees there are many who don't realize that asking or checking for information
unrelated to a candidates' ability or qualifications, such as parents' professions
and family structure, is linked to discrimination." He appealed that it is
important as labor unions to properly inform local and workplaces and seek a proper
understanding of human rights.
The seminar discussed such issues as the critical problems of the Human Rights
Protection bill, the necessity of a comprehensive law to abolish discrimination,
ILO Convention 111, which prohibits discriminatory treatment over employment and
occupation. Also the seminar called for activities that use the Human Rights Education
/ Human Rights Inculcation Promotion Law. |
