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Action Center for Working Women (ACW2)
Love, work, and living with dignity
Join us in the Action Center for Working Women!
- To support working women
- To ensure access to decent work and wages to all women
- To eliminate discrimination and violence against women
- To create a social structure where women are respected and encouraged
Currently, there are no job opportunities for full-time positions, even when you want to work. In the part-time job you struggle to get, you are continuously forced to work over-time. Commuting expenses are not covered, and the hourly pay is lower than minimum wage. Paid holidays is just a dream, and if you become pregnant you are unfairly transferred to another position, or asked to voluntarily retire. You suffer sexual harassment from your boss. You are given more responsibilities than a full-time employee, yet you are ineligible for benefits. You can be told, "you don't have to come back tomorrow," without any further explanation...
Only 30% of all female workers have secure jobs. The remaining 70% make due with part-time positions and temping. Women's rights should be protected under the Labor Standard Law, which puts a limit on over-time work, and the Constitution, which stipulates a "minimum standard of wholesome and cultured living" for all people.
In order to survive, we are launching the Action Center for Working Women. We are utilizing the strength of women to build and broaden our movement.
Energetic and free. In solidarity.
Love, family, and living with dignity
Women are standing up to regain all they have been forced to give up.
Please join our network for women by women.
An annual membership fee of 1,000 yen will be your insurance as a working woman.
For an amount equivalent to three cups of coffee, you can join in our activities, protecting the rights of working women, improving legislation, researching, supporting legal action, providing information, operating the secretariat, and networking with other women.
When you receive an unfair dismissal notice, when you cannot work due to serious sexual harassment, when your wages are withheld, women from around the country will support you.
Let us bring together our ideas and act in solidarity.
Supported by: Midori Ito (Women's Union Tokyo), Reiko Endo (Equal Treatment Action 21 Kyoto), Tomoko Endo (Japan Women's Shelter Network), Kiyomi Kurosawa (Women's Union Plus), Shizuko Koedo (Working Women's Network), Keiko Kondo (Hokkaido Women's Union), Yoko Koyama (Hokkaido Women's Union), Kazuko Sazaki (Working Women's Voice), Yumiko Sutou (The Japan Association of Feminist Counseling), Kazuko Tanaka (ICU Center for Gender Studies (CGS)), Kiyoko Ban (Equal Treatment Tokai), Niwa Masayo (Asia-Japan Women's Resource Center), Makiko Matsumoto (FAV: Feminist Activist documentary Video festa), Fumiko Yakabi (Equal Treatment Action 21 Kyoto), Kikuno Yamazaki (Hokkaido Women's Union)
* Membership is for individuals. Supporters do not represent their organizations.
Action Center for Working Women Statute (draft)
1. Name of organization: Action Center for Working Women
2. Secretariat: based in Tokyo
3. Purpose
(1) To support working women
(2) To ensure access to decent work and wages to all women
(3) To eliminate discrimination and violence against women
(4) To create a social structure where women are respected and encouraged
4. Activities
(1) Support of working women in conflict resolution
(2) Research
(3) Collection and provision of information
(4) Policy proposal
(5) Education and awareness raising
(6) Any other activities needed by working women
5. Center Membership: Women (including those who identify as women) who support the purpose of the Center
6. Center Executives: Representative, Treasurer, Auditor, and Steering Committee
7. Center Organization: Annual General Meeting, Steering Committee as necessary
8. Fiscal year: January 1st - December 31st
9. Membership Fee: 1000 yen year
The draft statute will take effect after adoption by General Meeting and will be reviewed each following year.
Application for Membership: Please fill out the form below and send it by mail or fax, with the 1000 yen membership fee.
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With this application and 1000 yen I join the Action Center for Working Women.
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