Monday, July 13, 2009

Power Harassment targetted towards Foreigners, Women

Imagine becoming a victim of a vicious cycle of stress, depression, harassment, misery .
Sadly, this is being forced upon people in Japan (local and foreigners alike).
While Group thinking proved to be crucial in getting Japan out of the social and economic rut in the earlier decades, it has led to loss of individuality. People are afraid and embarrassed to speak up against unfair actions and power harassment.
Aging population and a dwindling workforce are already posing grave threats to the world's second largest economy, but the social and corporate culture are being detrimental to health and well-being of the society.
Working Women and foreign workers could prove to be the golden goose, but the attitude of society against women and feeble laws against discrimination against foreign workers and women plays spoil sport.
Its outrageous that laws against discrimination and power harassment of foreign workers are conspicuous by their absence. However none of the governmental law bodies come forward to take this up.

Foreign workers in Japan are essential not just for the economy, but also for the socio-political scene of Japan as they bring the much needed diversity and balance. Unless the government takes adequate steps to strengthen the employment laws and ensures protection of foreign workers against power harassment, not just the image of Japan, also the society and economy will hurt.

http://www.waseda.jp/stop/hpc/guideline_e.html
http://arts.uwaterloo.ca/~kwesthue/Nagao0807.pdf
http://www.workplacebullying.org/tag/power-harassment/
http://workplaceviolencenews.com/2008/02/12/survey-finds-workplaces-rife-with-power-harassment/
http://nobpooh.blog77.fc2.com/blog-entry-81.html
http://www.japantoday.com/category/have-your-say/view/is-japan-a-good-place-to-raise-children
http://www.japantoday.com/category/have-your-say/view/is-japan-a-good-place-to-raise-children

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