Work Reform

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A place to discuss positive changes that can make work more equitable, and to vent about current practices. We are NOT against work; we just want the fruits of our labor to be recognized better.

Our Philosophies:

All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
Income inequality is the main cause of lower living standards.
Workers must join together and fight back for what is rightfully theirs.
We must not be divided and conquered. Workers gain the most when they focus on unifying issues.

Our Goals

Higher wages for underpaid workers.
Better worker representation, including but not limited to unions.
Better and fewer working hours.
Stimulating a massive wave of worker organizing in the United States and beyond.
Organizing and supporting political causes and campaigns that put workers first.

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Costco Japan Pays Workers a Fair Wage, Local Businesses Seethe - Unseen Japan (unseen-japan.com)

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Costco Japan says it'll pay a higher than market wage in all its warehouses countrywide. That has some local business owners fuming.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I like that Costco does this, but this is a shit article with a clickbait headline. The "local businesses" was 1 guy at a gas station that said "I can't pay that". The vast majority of businesses here give at the very least a yearly cost of living raise. Most give more the longer you are with a company. Been working 20 years and my own raises have outpaced inflation almost every time.

The flip side of that coin though is that wages start ridiculously low. Regardless of the position or responsibility, a starting salary will be about 200k ~ 250k yen ($1700 usd) a month.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

If you are a sha-in worker, yes. For other workers, not so much. I’ve also been working in Japan a good 20 years and my wages haven’t changed at all the last several years and the recent jump in food prices and energy bills is hurting. And that’s not just me; everyone I know feels like they’re slipping behind in ways they haven’t before. Wages have stagnated for a lot of people, and most folks working contracts are not getting those increases you may be.