Among countries that have been exporting workers to Japan, the Japan International Manpower Development Organization (IM Japan) has decided to only recruit female workers from Vietnam, the Board for Management of Vietnamese Workers in Japan has said.
Nguyen Gia Liem, head of the board, said qualified candidates would be exempted from all expenses related to labor export and would be paid over US$1,000 per month under three-year labor contracts.
When their contracts are over, every worker will be given an allowance of JPY600,000 ($7,800) before they return Vietnam to help them reintegrate into their community.
The organization will also introduce these workers to Japanese-invested businesses operating in Vietnam, he said.
Currently, about 17,000 Vietnamese workers have been working in Japan with an average salary of about US$1,000 per month.
The cost for every Vietnamese worker to be sent to Japan is now about VND40 million (US$1,920), said Tran Van Thanh, deputy director of the Labor and Expert Export Company (Suleco).
This includes expenses for Japanese language training, brokerage fees and medical check-ups.
Japanese companies highly value Vietnamese workers’ work ethics as well as their sympathy with Japanese employers who have suffered difficulties after the recent disasters, said Nguyen Xuan Vui, chairman and CEO of Air Service Supply Joint Stock Company.
Japan to favor female employees from Vietnam
The Japan International Manpower Development Organization has decided to only recruit female workers from Vietnam, the Board for Management of Vietnamese Workers in Japan has said.
Source: Tuoi Tre
