we are workers!!!!

last December 29-30 last year, we had a basketball tournament here in Fukuyama Japan. its amazing how the trainees themselves organized the event. i found myself just sitting at the back and relax as the event unfold. for two days they give their best not only the players but also the staff who work hard to make this event a very successful one.

what is noticable among the staff members is that, they were wearing a uniform with this logo (see picture). i can`t but be amazed by the word they choose "mangagawa" which means worker. normally these young Filipinos are refer to as trainees among the Japanese, but they had refers to themselves as workers. i said they are making a big leap fom being just a trainee to a worker. of which i am very very happy. i can`t keep my happiness with this development and i hope that they will be able to find their own identity and latter on demand for more changes in their situation.