As soon as the second episode of the ‘Shog-A.I. Shimbun’ was uploaded a report by The Mainichi Shimbun on a similar theme - that of people with disabilities not being paid for work - was published, so this is kind of a ‘Shog-A.I, episode two: evening edition.’
A ranch operator in northern Japan's Hokkaido admitted in court on March 12 that they had not paid intellectually disabled workers for decades, giving them only "snacks and juice.”
Three mentally disabled men in their 60s, all living in Hokkaido, have filed suit in the Sapporo District Court against the operators of the Endo ranch in Eniwa, Hokkaido, plus the municipal government there for some 94 million yen (about $635,000), alleging decades of abuse and poor working conditions.
Episode Notes:
‘Hokkaido ranch operator in abuse suit admits to paying disabled workers in snacks, juice’: https://barrierfreejapan.com/2024/03/14/hokkaido-ranch-operator-in-abuse-suit-admits-to-paying-disabled-workers-in-snacks-juice/
