Migrant workers in Japan: Firms turn to foreigners to ease labour shortage

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There were more than 2.8 million foreigners in Japan as of June 2021, double that in the 1990s.

“I have welcomed young Vietnamese workers to work for us full-time. It's a big asset for us to be able to hire from overseas young people who can work onsite,” he said.

The programme started as a way for firms to bring in interns from developing countries, mostly from Southeast Asia, who would learn new skills and then impart them to fellow countrymen back home. He added however that the problem is believed to be happening in sectors other than the nursing care sector.The elderly care industry in Japan, which suffers from a severe shortage of workers, has increasingly looked overseas to ease the labour crunch.

In 2020, the industry lacked 130,000 care workers. If this trend continues, the gap will grow to 320,000 by 2025. Assigned to a nursing home in Yokohoma after her training, Ms Nhi has been performing basic tasks such as serving drinks to senior residents to keep them hydrated. She also keeps an eye on the elderly who are immobile.

And to prepare for that she and other colleagues attend training courses provided by the company when she is off duty.While firms are becoming more open to hiring migrant workers, they are also keen to retain them, which may be difficult as they may not share the Japanese culture of lifetime employment.

 

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