Homeless In Japan

[emmie]

according to this and various sources i looked at,
they are being paid a pittance to go in and clear up the Nuclear plant, if true, how callous is this.


http://rt.com/news/homeless-recruited-fukushima-nuclear-965/

[emmie]

i wouldn't even have thought they had homeless people,

[Nibble]

Personally, I'd pay little credence to Putin's pet TV, i.e all TV channels have an in-built agenda, and due to on-going political tensions in the area, anything showing support for Putin is in the stations best interests.

[emmie]

i tried other sites, unless they are fed the same story...

[emmie]

plenty of homeless though, and that was from the BBC, Sky news,

[emmie]

so you don;t think this is true?

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/30/us-fukushima-workers-idUSBRE9BT00520131230#comments

[Nibble]

Agreed, emmie, seems to be the news story of the day for most news channels...

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/japan-homeless-recruited-clean-fukushima-nuclear-disaster-zone-special-report-article-1.1561307

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/12/30/fukushima-workers-special-report-pix-grf-idUKL3N0K51ZU20131230

http://rt.com/news/homeless-recruited-fukushima-nuclear-965/

[emmie]

so what do you think?

[Nibble]

Seems to be fairly normal behaviour for business, but to me it'd be unacceptable to use the homeless in this way, however, the homeless themselves obvoiusly feel the need to support themselves in any way they can. But I can understand their wish to pursue any salary for any work, if they're managing to survive for the day, as when you're on the streets any pay for work is welcome.

[emmie]

when you read how long it will take and how much it will cost it hardly seems viable to continue. But its quite a callous way to treat people, if they need work surely a more secure safe job could be found.

[browntrout]

emmie,

Well, no. obviously a more secure/safe job can't be found. there's a surprisingly large under class in Japan along with a great deal of corruption.

[modeller]

emmie //surely a more secure safe job could be found. //

Where ? Why do you think they are homeless in the first place. ?

[emmie]

so it would seem, i am very surprised, it goes on to say homelessness was mostly caused by the 1990's downturn, its mostly men, some quite young too. even so if they are being actively recruited, this isn't a good thing surely, how long will they survive? i would rather be on the street than digging down into this reactor.

[emmie]

quite unsettling i must say

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homelessness_in_Japan