ORGANISATIONS
Keywords: work, rights, union, shelter, technical interns
Fukuyama Union Tanpopo provides consultation and advocacy for all workers, including migrant workers, facing unfair labour conditions. Consultation topics include workplace harassment (including maternity harassment), human relations, wanting to change your workplace, and industrial accidents. They also welcome workers who have lost their Status of Residence (including persons who were dismissed or not recognised as 'workers' under the law). Phone 084-928-5055 (Japanese, Easy Japanese) Facebook Messenger (Japanese, Vietnamese, Chinese, Cambodia, Bahasa Indonesia) Hours Monday-Friday 10:00-16:00 Contact To contact the union, call or message them on Facebook if you're in Okayama, and they'll arrange an online video or in-person meeting. For emergencies requiring escape from a dangerous situation, the union has shelters in Fukuyama.
Keywords: work, rights, union, Status of Residence
An independent labour union located in Okayama. Consultation topics include any issues related to the daily lives of local workers and workplace concerns. All local workers are welcome, including those who have lost their Status of Residence (overstay). We offer consultations in Japanese and Easy Japanese (interpretation is needed for other languages). Email okakenro@mx1.tiki.ne.jp TEL 086-221-0133 (Easy Japanese) Address Okayama City Workers Welfare Center 3F 5-6 Kasugacho, Kita-ku, Okayama City
Keywords: work, rights, union, Status of Residence, technical interns
Scrum Union offers labour consultation for all workers, including technical interns and workers who have lost their Status of Residence, on various topics such as unfair dismissal, work injury, sexual and maternity harassment, unpaid overtime, wages, social insurance, and work visas. Consultations are available in Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, Vietnamese, and Tagalog. Phone 082-264-2310 (Japanese, Easy Japanese) Hours Monday-Friday 10:00-17:00 Email scrum_u34@ybb.ne.jp
Keywords: work, rights, Status of Residence
Okayama Public Law Office provides legal consultations for foreigners. Consultation topics include debt, work, traffic accidents, divorce, and Status of Residence. The consultation fee is 5,500 yen for 40 minutes. Please make a reservation by phone or using the online inquiry form. We offer consultations in English, Japanese, and Easy Japanese (interpretation is needed for other languages) Before consultation, please check your Status of Residence and passport. Depending on your status, there may be procedural differences in solving your situation. Please do not give up even if you have lost your Status of Residence, you can still consult with us safely. TEL 086-221-0133 (Easy Japanese) Address Okayama City Workers Welfare Center 2F 5-6 Kasugacho, Kita-ku, Okayama City Hours Monday-Friday 9:00-18:00
Keywords: Okayama, work
The Labor Standards Inspection Office (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) is a government organisation where consultation topics include unpaid wages, overtime pay, overtime work, lack of breaks or paid leave, prevention from resigning, and denial of workers' compensation insurance benefits. Consultations are available in Japanese and Easy Japanese (interpretation is needed for other languages). Phone 086-283-4540 (Easy Japanese) Address 2-11-20, Daiku, Kita-ku, Okayama City Hours Monday-Friday 8:30-17:15
Keywords: Okayama, work
HelloWork (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) is a government organisation where consultation topics cover job searching and employment insurance procedures. There are multilingual counters in Okayama City, Kurashiki City, and Soja City. English and Portuguese consultations are available depending on the day of the week, so please check the website for details. TEL 086-241-3701 (Easy Japanese) Address 1-1-20 Noda, Kita-ku, Okayama City Hours Monday-Friday 8:30-17:15
Keywords: statelessness, children, rights
CAB (run by ISSJ) provides support to migrant children in social care and assists stateless children in Japan to obtain nationality through professional support. This includes assistance with inquiries to consulates and embassies, as well as hearings. Consultation is free. Phone 03-5840-5711 (Japanese, English; we can also take calls in Thai and Tagalog, but please contact us first) Hours Monday-Friday 10:00-17:00 Email cab@issj.org (Japanese, English, Tagalog, Thai)
Keywords: trafficking, children, rights, sexual assault
ZOE Japan offers free consultation services for young survivors of human trafficking, connecting them to Child Consultation Centers, legal experts, and specialised services provided by NPOs and private shelters through their call centre and consultation service. Phone 050-3185-3322 (Japanese, English) Hours Monday-Friday 10:00-16:00 LINE eng.gozoe.jp/get-help (English) https://www.gozoe.jp/sodan (Japanese)
RESOURCES
Keywords: Okayama, work, rights
This booklet provides an introduction to your rights as a worker recognised by law. It also lists free consultation desks for migrants in Okayama for labour-related issues. This pamphlet is created by the Societas Research Institute (Hashimoto Foundation) in Okayama, Japan with support from Fukuyama Union Tanpopo and the Okayama Public Law Office. Languages: 日本語, English, 中文, 한국어, မြန်မာဘာသာ, Indonesian, Português, Tiế ng Việt, ភាសាខ្មែរ