Kamagasaki

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Kamagasaki ( Japanese釜 ヶ 崎) is the unofficial but very common name of the Airin area (あ い り ん 地区Airin Chiku ) in Osaka . The quarter is mostly inhabited by day laborers , the homeless and the poor.

The social problems in Kamagasaki lead to regular demonstrations and riots especially in the context of the closure of the social medical facility "Airin center".

Web links

Commons : Kamagasaki  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Sabri Deniz Martin: The lifeline of the workers . In: Jungle World . tape 2019/18 , May 2, 2019 ( jungle.world ).