A former contract employee of Kyodo News filed a suit Wednesday with the Tokyo District Court against the Japanese news agency, demanding 19 million yen ($174,000) in compensation for pay discrimination and abuse of power by his boss.The man in his 60s, who worked for the agency for more than 30 years as a regular and non-regular employee, claims that he received less bonuses and retirement pay as a contract employee than regular employees who were doing the same work.The man, who wishes to stay anonymous, started working at Kyodo News as a regular employee in 1984. He retired in 2000 for p…READ FULL ARTICLE
