Abstract
At the end of 2008, a "seasonal camp for homeless temporary workers" was established in Tokyo's Hibiya Park to support those who had lost their jobs and homes. The seasonal camp for homeless temporary workers made "poverty" in Japan more apparent, while promoting it as a political issue. However, there has been almost no research conducted into the effect that such activities have on participants and the outside world. The seasonal camp for homeless temporary workers was closed in June 2009, but the activities which it provoked are currently expanding nationwide. This paper primarily uses participant observation to examine the activity of the "temporary workers camp" in Aichi Prefecture, which has the highest number of temporary worker cutbacks in the country. Section 1 outlines the background of the large-scale emergency of the economically impoverished in Aichi Prefecture. Section 2 focuses on the formation process up to the creation of the Aichi temporary workers camp. Section 3 considers the mechanism and characteristics of "consultation," which was essential until the closure of the Aichi camp and the formation of the "Aichi anti-poverty network" were successfully achieved in May 2010. Section 4 provides a summary and outlines future challenges.
