13 Mar 2007 -
International Railway Workers' Action Day 2007

10:30 GMT (13 March 2007)

Japan
During the morning and evening rush-hours, 2,000 members of JRU leafleted the public in various key railway stations throughout Japan. The union is highlighting their activities on rail safety and their campaign against union-oppression. At Shinagawa station in Tokyo, a Koun-Rokyo (ITF-JC) representative joined the action where 3,000 flyers were distributed to the commuters. (Email report by Massa Takahashi)

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Thailand
SRUT in Thailand organised a culture ceremony in the morning to celebrate the ITF's Action Day. It was followed by a demonstration from the union headquarters to the main Bangkok train station. At the station, a meeting with the management as well as interactions with the local and international passengers were organised. The users stressed the need to promote railways as a safe and affordable mode of transport for general public. (Phone report by Su-angcana Tungworachet)

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Mongolia
In Ulaanbaatar, the Federation of Mongolian Railway Workers Trade Union organised an open-air meeting at the central railway station to emphasize safety with the management where 500 people took part. The union also held a meeting at the locomotive depot with 200 locomotive drivers. Information about the ITF, the International Action Day and railway safety was highlighted. Union activists also leafleted passengers on five national trains departing from Ulaanbaatar. Local activities such as safety lectures and inspections were also held in the different regions. (Phone report by Sh. Buyanaa)