Communist Employees Get Compensated

[Mulboyne]

Japan Press Service: Company promises compliance with law in treating its employees
In a "human rights lawsuit" filed by two workers demanding that their company stop discriminating against them because of their Japanese Communist Party membership, Kurabo, a major Japanese fabrics manufacturer on March 31 promised to treat all employees equally, regardless of ideology or political affiliation. The company also agreed to pay 46 million yen in settlement money to Ito Takeo, 61, and 35 million yen to Shukichi Miyazaki, 56...Joining Kurabo in 1967 as a researcher, Ito was repeatedly told by his boss, "If you quit the JCP, you will be given a job as a researcher." Because of his refusal, the company forced him to do chores such as garbage disposal, weeding, and gutter cleaning. Miyazaki, who started working for Kurabo in 1971 as an engineer, has been forced to work for a Kurabo subsidiary company for more than 20 years.

[Socratesabroad]

[Mulboyne]

And lo and behold, Mulboyne has been cruising the JCP site

I can't stay away from it.
This story is strange because I didn't see it mentioned on any other newswires and I wonder about the size of the awards - they seem to far exceed "karoshi" compensation which has far more judicial support so I'm wondering if they got the zeros in the right place.

[dimwit]

One of my favorite Japan moments was when Matsumura Kunihiro posed as a bikini clad poster boy for the red star....

So is the story a bunch of bunk?

[AssKissinger]

61, and 35 million yen

That's my kind of communism.