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465 suspected of working illegally at Fukushima nuke plant in 2015 via The Mainichi

[…] Under a “disguised contract,” people are given work without official employment or are made to work under the instruction of parties other than those who place the original orders, obscuring the party responsible for their safety. The revelation comes … Continue reading

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Fukushima workers still in murky labor contracts: Tepco survey via the Chicago Tribune

e number of workers at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant on false contracts has increased in the last year, the station operator said, highlighting murky labor conditions at the site despite a pledge to improve the work environment. The survey results … Continue reading

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Special Report: Help wanted in Fukushima: Low pay, high risks and gangsters via Reuters

Oct 25 (Reuters) – Tetsuya Hayashi went to Fukushima to take a job at ground zero of the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. He lasted less than two weeks. Hayashi, 41, says he was recruited for a job monitoring the … Continue reading

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