Union of University Part-time Lecturers

PTer Union in Japan Negotiates End to Fixed-Term Employment Contracts

The abolition of the limited-term employment system at the University of Tokyo allows contract full- or part-time administration staff and (from April this year) part-time teachers to apply for, and be granted, permanent employment after over five years of service, in compliance with the 2013...

Japan’s Part-Time Lecturers Getting a Raw Deal

One-third of all part-time lecturers in Japan’s universities and junior colleges earn under two million yen a year ($17,963)—five times less than professors and full-time lecturers, a survey has found. And almost.