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Fukushima fallout continues: now cleanup workers claim unpaid wages via The Guardian

The legal net has started to tighten around the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, as victims of the accident, and those responsible for clearing it up, take their grievances to the courts. Last week, Tokyo Electric Power … Continue reading

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Fukushima workers to sue TEPCO for danger pay via The Indian Press

Workers employed in decommissioning the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant are to sue operator Tokyo Electric Power and some subcontractors, demanding millions of yen in unpaid danger money, their lawyer said on Tuesday. The four men, of whom two are … Continue reading

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TEPCO allows contractors to dip into ‘labor fund’ increase via The Mainichi

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), after announcing last November that “labor funds” would be increased for contract work on the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, told contractors that not all the money had to go to wage increases, effectively … Continue reading

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The Roadmap for Fukushima Daiichi and the Clean-up Workers via Japan Focus

By Paul Jobin On June 27, TEPCO presented another version of its roadmap for the years to come.7 As TEPCO still refuses to provide the names of its “partners” and subcontractors, it is difficult to get a clear picture of … Continue reading

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【petition】An Appeal to Improve Labor Conditions for Workers at the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant via Sumi Hasegawa

ABE Shinzo, Prime Minister of Japan TAMURA Norihisa, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare, Japan SHIMOKOBE Kazuhiko, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Tokyo Electric Power Co., Ltd. (TEPCO) HIROSE Naomi, President, Tokyo Electric Power Co., Ltd. (TEPCO) Labor conditions … Continue reading

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Nuclear nomads: A look at the subcontracted heroes via The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

In the days after the earthquake and tsunami that devastated the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station last March, the international media celebrated the heroism of the “Fukushima 50” — the plant and emergency workers who exposed themselves to extremely high … Continue reading

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