October 06, 2019 | 20:44 (GMT+7)
Vietnamese workers offered opportunity to work in Japan
PANO – Vietnam’s Department of Overseas Workers signed a memorandum of cooperation (MOC) with the All Japan Ryokan Hotel Association to promote the acceptance of skilled Vietnamese workers to work in Japan’s accommodation industry.
Notably, the workers will work in 14 different sectors in Japan such as accommodation services, construction, ship building, agriculture, food, restaurants and fisheries.
Under the agreement, Vietnamese workers will be allowed to work in Japan for five years with a salary based on Japanese regulations.
The agreement not only helps Japan solve its shortage of human resources, but further promotes cooperation, labor exchange, vocational training and technology transfer between the two countries.
According to an updated report by Vietnam’s Department of Overseas Workers, Vietnam has sent more than 250,000 trainees to Japan.
In 2018 alone, nearly 70,000 Vietnamese trainees were sent to Japan, accounting for over 50 percent of the number workers admitted by Japan.
Translated by Lam Anh