Nagoya City ALTs - Open Meeting

More and more Nagoya-shi Board of Education ALTs are contacting us and in response we are preparing to launch the Nagoya City ALT Branch/Local.

Nagoya City uses dispatch ALTs from 4 different companies – Altia, Cosmo, Interac & Ocean Global. Teachers from any of these companies are welcome to attend an open meting we are holding.


Open Meeting
Date: Saturday, September 12, 2009
Time: 4:30pm
Place: Nagoya General Union office Map Tel: 052-561-8555


First Issues
Unemployment Insurance
This is a fundamental workers' right guaranteed by law and with the current economic climate it is essential. It appears that teachers at Interac are receiving it but why isn't everyone else? We have begun initial approaches to the Board of Education over this and hope to have an update in the coming month or so.

Unemployment Insurance
Many of you have expressed a desire to be enrolled on shakai hoken. This is more important than ever. As of April 2010 visa renewal will be contingent upon being enrolled in the correct insurance. Private insurances being sold in Japan are not sufficient. As full-time employees you should be enrolled in shakai hoken (Employee’s Health & Pension). Read more here http://www.generalunion.org/News/558

email: alt(@)generalunion.org


Say YES to improved working conditions for ALTs