This school employees highly qualified, hard working people in South America, and The Philippines, most whom appear to be extremely well skilled and truly enjoy teaching. They are personable and pleasant and knowledgable. What I had grown to find out is that the rate of pay is that of slave wages. The persons working in the Philippines receive half the amount of pay a person working for them in Argentina does. Additionally, although the teachers are independent contractors, they are made to to pay the company for any classes which they may have to cancel due to illness or personal reason, even though the company suffers no financial loss for same.
The students are mostly Japanese and South American. However, the students from Japan receive better pricing and incentives and are also treated differently with respect to matters of customer satisification.
The Company itself is owned by a Japansese photographer Yuki Matsuoki who also owns a mansion in Argentina. He exploits his laborers from Argentina and the Philippines because there is a hunger for jobs there and he is able to pay English teachers half of what he would have to, at the minimum if he were to choose teachers capable of doing so from his native Japan.
Finally, the company insulates itself from any actions by the mistreated students and employees by not having any actual, person representing them in the countries where they exploit both their students and contracted teachers by being incorporated and banking in Belize, laundering the money back to Japan via electronic means.
Having learned the truth about this company I would not continue taking classes and it is my understanding that the Philippine teachers and staff are threatened that they will be blacklisted by the school if they quit. This is not an organization you should associate yourself with.
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This school employees highly qualified, hard working people in South America, and The Philippines, most whom appear to be extremely well skilled and truly enjoy teaching. They are personable and pleasant and knowledgable. What I had grown to find out is that the rate of pay is that of slave wages. The persons working in the Philippines receive half the amount of pay a person working for them in Argentina does. Additionally, although the teachers are independent contractors, they are made to to pay the company for any classes which they may have to cancel due to illness or personal reason, even though the company suffers no financial loss for same.
The students are mostly Japanese and South American. However, the students from Japan receive better pricing and incentives and are also treated differently with respect to matters of customer satisification.
The Company itself is owned by a Japansese photographer Yuki Matsuoki who also owns a mansion in Argentina. He exploits his laborers from Argentina and the Philippines because there is a hunger for jobs there and he is able to pay English teachers half of what he would have to, at the minimum if he were to choose teachers capable of doing so from his native Japan.
Finally, the company insulates itself from any actions by the mistreated students and employees by not having any actual, person representing them in the countries where they exploit both their students and contracted teachers by being incorporated and banking in Belize, laundering the money back to Japan via electronic means.
Having learned the truth about this company I would not continue taking classes and it is my understanding that the Philippine teachers and staff are threatened that they will be blacklisted by the school if they quit. This is not an organization you should associate yourself with.