“Kurdish people are serious and hardworking” – the unknown reason why demolition companies “prefer to use Kurdish workers” despite frequent problems Fujiwara Ryo ．
“Kurdish people are serious and hardworking” Despite frequent problems, demolition companies “prefer to use Kurdish workers” – the unknown reason (full article) | Daily Shincho August 13, 2024 There is a Kurdish community of more than 2,000 people around Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture, and the neighboring city of Warabi is also known as “Warabistan.” Moreover, the figure of more than 2,000 is only an estimate based on past residency records, and they are constantly inviting relatives and acquaintances from all over Europe to the Kawaguchi area, expanding their community. (Part 1 of 2) [Fujiwara Ryo / Author and non-fiction writer] The reality is that even the city hall “doesn’t know how many Kurds there are” living in Kawaguchi City. Most of them come from small mountain communities in Turkey, and many are unfamiliar with the Japanese language and struggle to integrate into local Japanese communities. Against this background, the bad behavior of some Kurdish residents has become a problem, and it has become commonplace to see critical comments posted on social media. Many of the Kurdish men living around Kawaguchi City work as laborers on construction sites. There are particularly many demolition-related sites, and it is not uncommon for dangerous construction work and accidents caused by some workers to be brought into question on social media. Reports of incidents and accidents caused by Kurdish residents are by no means fake news. However, while this is undoubtedly a fact, not all Kurds living in Japan are involved in the troubles. Many people believe that the focus is simply on problematic behavior by a small number of Kurds. In fact, Mr. A, the Japanese president of a demolition company who has worked with Kurdish workers, has a favorable opinion of them, saying, “They are serious and work hard.” Of course, Mr. A prefaces his statement by saying, “There are bad people too,” but then goes on to explain the actual situation as follows: “Many of the veteran Japanese workers were trained during the Heisei era, when the Showa era vibe was still strong, and they grew up being beaten and yelled at by their bosses and seniors. I also trained during the Heisei era, so this may apply to me, but there are a lot of types of people who have guts but a twisted personality, or who are only overly proud of having survived tough training. Some people survive the rigorous training by running away, so many of them aren’t as good as they say they are. If only people like that were working on site, it would become so distorted and desolate. Even if you just put up a stepladder, you’re likely to be told, ’That’s in the way.’” If the work site is a grim place, young Japanese workers will quit one after another. Of course, it goes without saying that they are valuable human resources. “It’s not that young Japanese people lack spirit. Anyone will quit a job if the work environment is bad. However, the Kurdish workers are friendly. I think even the veteran Kurdish people were trained in a Showa-era style. However, perhaps because of their different cultures, they do not engage in pointless bullying, pointless negotiations, or competition for appearances like Japanese workers do. They are very straightforward about their work.”
>>17 It would be a problem if an autonomous region was created in a densely populated area, but if it were a disappearing municipality, they wouldn’t have any right to complain. Prefectures that are having difficulty maintaining their administration, such as Akita and Tottori, have no choice but to actively accept them as settlements.
This is a typical example of how even if you use cheap, disposable ones, the next one will come. First they should reconsider the environment that is only running on foreigners. Then we can talk.
Stupid right-winger: “Public order in Saitama is collapsing because of the Kurds!” 😅 “In fact, crime in Saitama has plummeted since the Kurdish population increased.”
If they don’t leave the country soon, an autonomous region will be created and a lot of blood will be shed. They did it with the bad Iranians, Bangladesh and Pakistan. It will be too late if they postpone it for fear of an immediate conflict and it ends up like North Korea’s nuclear program.
I wonder if the Chinese company that outsourced the demolition of asbestos buildings to the Kurds was committing tax evasion? I wonder if they were following the law? It would be a problem if a connection was made between shady foreign companies in Japan and such schemes were allowed to take over.
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