Amazon Japan Courier Strikes

Amazon Japan, an outsourced courier based in Nagasaki Prefecture, went on strike on the 8th. The courier believes that the original business entrustment of the second-class subcontractor they signed was unilaterally terminated by the first-class subcontractor. The second-class subcontractor also has distribution bases in Yanji City, Fukuoka City and Oita City in Nagano Prefecture, and the termination of the contract may cause about 200 people to lose their jobs.

The strike by couriers delivering Amazon Japan goods is the first in the country, according to the UNION Tokyo UNION. Amazon Japan said,"It is not expected to have an impact on delivery. Efforts will be made to deliver the goods according to the planned date."

According to UNION in Tokyo, the first-class subcontractor in Yokohama sent a notice to the second-class subcontractor in Kawaguchi City, Saitama last December, and will terminate the contract on April 8 this year.

The courier had previously started collective bargaining with the first-class subcontractor to ensure employment opportunities. The first-class subcontractor refused on the grounds that he did not directly sign a contract with the self-operated courier and did not participate in collective bargaining.

The actual situation of self-employed workers such as outsourced couriers is that although they are under the command and supervision of enterprises, there are cases of being forced to accept harsh treatment without the protection of the Labor Standards Law, which has become a social problem. 

亚马逊日本快递员罢工

       亚马逊日本公司，以长崎县为据点的外包快递员8日开始罢工。快递员认为，他们签约的二级分包商原本的业务委托被一级分包商单方面终止的做法不当。二级分包商在长野县盐尻市、福冈市、大分市也有配送据点，终止合同可能会导致约200人失业。

       据工会“东京UNION”称，配送亚马逊日本货物的快递员罢工为国内首次。亚马逊日本表示，“预计对配送不产生影响。将努力依照计划日期将货物送达。”

       据东京UNION称，横滨市一级分包商去年12月向埼玉县川口市的二级分包商发出通知，将在今年4月8日终止合同。

       快递员此前与一级分包商展开了集体谈判，要求确保就业机会。一级分包商方面以并未与自营快递员直接签约，没有参加集体谈判的立场为由予以拒绝。

       外包快递员等自营工作者的实际情况是，虽处于企业指挥监督下，却存在未获《劳动基准法》保护被迫接受苛刻待遇的事例，成为社会问题。