As of October 2019, more than 1.6 million foreigners worked in Japan, a year-on-year rise of 13.6 percent, the highest level since 2008.

Vietnamese nurses are trained before going to work in Japan.

China topped the list with 418,327 workers, followed by Vietnam with 401.326 and the Philippines 179,685.

The main reason for this increase is that recently the Japanese Government has relaxed its visa policy to attract more foreign workers to address labour shortage due to rapid aging population.

Many workers from developing countries have come to Japan to work under the technical intern trainee programme.

According to the immigration and residence administration department of the Japan Ministry of Justice, in 2019, there were 189,000 foreign technical trainees in the country, an increase of 26 percent over the previous year.

Free tickets offered to HCM City workers

More than 2,700 workers in industrial zones of Ho Chi Minh City will receive free transport to return home to celebrate the upcoming traditional Lunar New Year (Tet), the country’s largest yearly festival.

Nearly 2,000 youth workers join “Affectionate Spring – Reunited Tet Holiday”

(BGO) – The 2020 programme “Affectionate Spring – Reunited Tet Holiday” was jointly held on January 19 by the provincial Youth Federation, youth Union, Bac  Giang LGG Garment Corporation Joint Stock Company (Bac Giang LGG) in Lang Giang district, Bac Giang province.  

Tan Yen organizes “Reunion Tet” programme for worker

(BGO) – The Labor Federation in Tan Yen district, Bac Giang province on January 12 held “Reunion Tet” programme, drawing more than 300 officers, trade unionists of the organizations, agencies and enterprises in the district.

HCM City: Disadvantaged workers gifted tickets to return home for Tet

The Ho Chi Minh City Labour Federation has presented more than 12,000 bus and train tickets worth nearly 9 billion VND (USD) to disadvantaged workers at local industrial and processing zones, helping them to return home for Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

Agricultural village turns into village of workers

(BGO)- Bang village, Nghia Hoa commune, Lang Giang district, Bac Giang province in a warm winter morning is brightened with blooming flowers on the two sides of the vast concrete roads running around the village. The village is featured with the spacious and clean atmosphere, modern buildings and grand elegant archways glorified by red-blossomed bougainvillea.

Source: VNA