Skip to contentThe Asahi Shimbun >Business >articleKENTARO UECHI/ Staff WriterNovember 23, 2022 at 15:53 JSTA delivery driver holds an Amazon package.(Asahi Shimbun file photo)A protest rally in Tokyo on Nov. 25 will demand that Amazon.com provide better pay and shorter hours for delivery drivers in Japan who say their current working conditions are cruel and dangerous.The Japan Community Union Federation, an umbrella organization that supports unions of drivers who deliver parcels ordered through Amazon, announced the planned demonstration at a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 22.“They are concerned they may cause an accident one day if things remain the way they are now.”Suzuki added that the federation wants to protect people’s right to work by collaborating with others beyond Japan’s borders, referring to Amazon’s recent move in the United States to lay off people in white-collar positions.The federation will set up a hotline on Nov. 24 to hear the grievances of Amazon drivers between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.4 die in accident on Tomei Expressway in KanagawaNovember 10, 2022Ohtani, Darvish loom large at Fighters’ new home stadiumNovember 9, 2022Many parts of Japan witness a rare lunar and planet eclipseNovember 9, 2022Visit this page for the latest news on Japan’s battle with the novel coronavirus pandemic."