Thursday, January 2, 2014

Japan's Homeless 'Recruited' to clear Fukushima


In what appears to be a horrific abuse of some of Japan's most desperate and vulnerable people, homeless men are reportedly being recruited to clean up the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant.

The destitute are said to be the most likely to accept minimum wage for what is probably one of the most undesirable jobs in the world.

One of the recruiters has explained how he is sourcing potential labourers for the world's worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.

The headhunter told Reuters news agency that he supplies homeless people to contractors in the nuclear disaster zone for a reward of less than £100 per head.

Seiji Sasa, explained: "This is how labor recruiters like me come in every day," walking past men sleeping on cardboard.

Read more... Huffington Post