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	<title>Comments on: Japan: Precariat May Day march sparks debate</title>
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		<title>By: Chris_B</title>
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		<dc:creator>Chris_B</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>While I have sympathy for the working poor, I find this a bit laughable. I dont demand a genuine attitude of service from the Gyudon-ya baito, for what they get paid all I expect is my order served and the correct change when I pay. For the last few years, more and more I dont even get that. So I&#039;ve come to accept that alot of young workers in Tokyo cant perform basic tasks with barcode readers and cant do the basic math of making change. Such is life. 

Given this however, expecting me to in any way subsidize their livelihoods or that they deserve equal pay to someone who can do more work than them is foolish beyond belief   &quot;Resistance&quot;? More like a child throwing a tantrum for attention from mommy.

Worth noting is that my comment comes just under a year from when this was posted and since then there has been some action towards making people who do full time work but are on the books as part timers more equal compensation. Exploitation of employees is never a good thing but lets not confuse that with the lazy and stupid.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>While I have sympathy for the working poor, I find this a bit laughable. I dont demand a genuine attitude of service from the Gyudon-ya baito, for what they get paid all I expect is my order served and the correct change when I pay. For the last few years, more and more I dont even get that. So I&#8217;ve come to accept that alot of young workers in Tokyo cant perform basic tasks with barcode readers and cant do the basic math of making change. Such is life. </p>
<p>Given this however, expecting me to in any way subsidize their livelihoods or that they deserve equal pay to someone who can do more work than them is foolish beyond belief   &#8220;Resistance&#8221;? More like a child throwing a tantrum for attention from mommy.</p>
<p>Worth noting is that my comment comes just under a year from when this was posted and since then there has been some action towards making people who do full time work but are on the books as part timers more equal compensation. Exploitation of employees is never a good thing but lets not confuse that with the lazy and stupid.</p>
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		<title>By: Anarch[Oi]! &#124; Anarchy, Love, and PUNX... &#187; MayDay 2007 in Review: Global Roundup</title>
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		<dc:creator>Anarch[Oi]! &#124; Anarchy, Love, and PUNX... &#187; MayDay 2007 in Review: Global Roundup</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2007 12:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Hanako Tokita</title>
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		<dc:creator>Hanako Tokita</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2007 14:16:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thank you for your comment. The event was supported by 38 groups including non-profit orgs, labour unions, and support groups, and 103 individuals including journalists, lawyers, university professors and so on (the list was distributed at the event. Sorry no link). Some well-known figures such as Social Demoractic Party leader Fukushima Mizuho and writer Amamiya Karin were present at the event and joined the march.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you for your comment. The event was supported by 38 groups including non-profit orgs, labour unions, and support groups, and 103 individuals including journalists, lawyers, university professors and so on (the list was distributed at the event. Sorry no link). Some well-known figures such as Social Demoractic Party leader Fukushima Mizuho and writer Amamiya Karin were present at the event and joined the march.</p>
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		<title>By: Hamid Tehrani</title>
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		<dc:creator>Hamid Tehrani</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2007 10:53:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Great reoport.I would like to know if some political groups or parties support this movement.What about intellectuals?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great reoport.I would like to know if some political groups or parties support this movement.What about intellectuals?</p>
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