Main points of Kazuo Furusawa (Japan) speech at UITBB Executive Committee Meeting
- We are building the infrastructures to host the Tokyo Olympic Games and rebuild the areas of the country affected by the last tsunami
- Wages have generally improved, but there have been some work-related accidents (with deaths) and we have launched a campaign in support of Safety and Health
- Japan government does not accept migrant workers
- Women are 1.3% of the total construction workers, only work in the offices, and receive an average of 60% of what men earn, but Japanese society is changing its mindset in this regard
- We will keep the campaign against nuclear weapons in Japan alive