2009 Re invitation Team
A team of six persons from six organizations in six Asian countries was invited to Japan from November 29 to December 5.
As a new experiment in the invitation program, JILAF invited persons who had participated in the program in the past and, after returning to their own countries, been appointed to leading positions in their organizations to visit Japan again for one week.
In labour-related lectures, discussions, and other events the participants asked many questions about the worker-related policies of the new Democratic Party of Japan administration and its relationship with labour unions and expressed much expectation of the new government.
In addition, at a lecture titled "The Labour Situation in Six Asian Countries, Centered on Multinational Companies," the participants reported on the labour situation in their own countries. The participants, who had a good knowledge of multinational companies and on-site labour-management disputes, reported on and asked questions about such issues as specific labour disputes in multinational companies, the labour situation and labour-management disputes, and the impact of the financial crisis and response of labour unions. The program provided a good opportunity for the participants to compare the labour situation in Japan at the time of their previous visit and the recent labour situation. For JILAF, it was a very meaningful program as a follow-up on invited persons.List of Organization That Cooperated in the Visit
| ■ | Kanagawa Plant of Fujifilm Corp. | ■ | Fuji Film Labour Union |
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| ■ | JEC Rengo (Japanese Federation of Energy and Chemical Workers Unions) | ||
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Many thanks to everyone. |
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Re invitation Team Participants
Indian National Trade Union Congress(INTUC)
| 1. | Name | ： | Kranthi Kumar Vissa |
| Name of organization | ： | A.P. ITC LTD. ILTD & GLT Plant Employees Union | |
| Position | ： | General Secretary of A.P. ITC LTD. ILTD & GLT Plant Employees Union Secretary of INTUC A.P. State | |
| Union experience | ： | 22 |
Confederation of Indonesian Trade Union(CITU)
| 2. | Name | ： | Roni Febrianto Brotoatmodjo |
| Name of organization | ： | Federation of Indonesia Metal Workers Union(FIMWU) | |
| Position | ： | Director, Research and Information Technology | |
| Union experience | ： | 12 |
Malaysian Trades Union Congress(MTUC)
| 3. | Name | ： | Samuel Devadasan Rajaratnam |
| Name of organization | ： | Malayan Technical Services Union (MTSU) | |
| Position | ： | General Secretary Financial Secretary of MTUC | |
| Union experience | ： | 29 |
Pakistan Workers Federation(PWF)
| 4. | Name | ： | Mohammed Zahoor Awan |
| Name of organization | ： | Pakistan Workers Federation | |
| Position | ： | Deputy General Secretary PWF Regional General Secretary of Northen Panjab Region | |
| Union experience | ： | 33 |
Trade Union Congress of the Philippines(TUCP)
| 5. | Name | ： | Rafael Estoque Mapalo |
| Name of organization | ： | Trade Union Congress of the Philippines(TUCP) | |
| Position | ： | Director of Educational Department | |
| Union experience | ： | 12 |
Nationl Trade Union Congress(NTUC)
| 6. | Name | ： | John De Payva |
| Name of organization | ： | Singapore National Trades Union Congress(NTUC) | |
| Position | ： | President | |
| Union experience | ： | 35 |
Program of stay in Japan
| Date | Schedule | |
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| Nov 29 | Sun | Arrival in Japan |
| Nov 30 | Mon | Orientation Opening ceremony Discussions on the labour situation |
| Dec 1 | Tue | "Exchange of Views on Labour Situation" meeting |
| Dec 2 | Wed | Visit to the Kanagawa Plant of Fujifilm Corp. |
| Dec 3 | Thu | Self-study |
| Dec 4 | Fri | Visit to Rengo Discussion with Rengo President Tsuyoshi Takagi Appraisal meeting |
| Dec 5 | Sat | Departure from Japan |
