At the Vietnam Labor Day event in Japan 2024, Deputy Minister Nguyen Ba Hoan and Ambassador Pham Quang Hieu awarded Certificates of Merit to 30 Vietnamese workers; 12 unions and 17 Japanese companies.
On December 8, the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan and the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs jointly organized the 2024 Vietnamese Labor Day in Japan.
This is the first major event for Vietnamese workers in Japan, attracting about 500 attendees including outstanding Vietnamese workers, representatives of unions and Japanese businesses accepting Vietnamese workers.
According to VNA correspondent in Tokyo, in his opening speech, Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Pham Quang Hieu said that organizing the first Vietnamese Labor Day in Japan demonstrates the concern of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs and the Embassy for Vietnamese workers living and working in Japan in particular and for sending Vietnamese workers to work in Japan in general.
According to Ambassador Pham Quang Hieu, there are currently more than 430,000 Vietnamese workers living and working in Japan with residency statuses such as interns, specific skills, engineers, technicians, interpreters, etc.
The majority of Vietnamese trainees and workers work hard and study hard to improve their Japanese language skills and skills. Thanks to their hard work and the dedicated guidance and instruction of the receiving company and the management union, many Vietnamese workers have matured and become core workers of the receiving company, contributing to the development of Japanese enterprises and economy, as well as the development of cooperative and friendly relations between the two countries.
The Ambassador expressed his belief that with the development of human resource cooperation between the two countries, the Vietnamese labor community in Japan will be formed and increasingly developed. The Ambassador hopes to build a community of Vietnamese laborers in Japan that is skilled, creative, united, loving and supportive of each other.
Referring to the changes in the Japanese Government's foreign worker reception policy, the Ambassador assessed that these are beneficial changes for foreign workers and Vietnamese workers, helping to better ensure the rights and legitimate interests of workers, helping foreign workers have the opportunity to develop themselves and their careers in Japan.
The Ambassador emphasized that Vietnam is standing at the threshold of a new development stage with many opportunities for economic, social and human development, so it will need skilled workers with a high sense of organization and discipline, trained and matured in developed countries like Japan.
Workers who have undergone work and training in Japan will become valuable human resources for Vietnam in the new development stage, becoming a factor contributing to promoting the sustainable development of the friendly relationship between Vietnam and Japan.
Deputy Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Ba Hoan said that in recent years, Vietnamese interns and workers working in Japan have always accounted for more than 50% of the total number of Vietnamese workers working abroad.
Many interns and workers have grown up and become successful after working in Japan, becoming a bridge of friendship between Vietnam and Japan, contributing to the development of friendly relations between the two countries.
Deputy Minister Nguyen Ba Hoan stated that ensuring and enhancing the legal rights and interests of Vietnamese trainees and workers working in Japan will facilitate the formation and development of a symbiotic Japanese society, contributing to ensuring quality human resources for both receiving enterprises and Japan.
In that spirit, Deputy Minister Nguyen Ba Hoan suggested that companies that have, are, and will receive Vietnamese interns and workers pay more attention to their workers in work and life; improve the regime and welfare for Vietnamese interns and workers, especially in difficult times due to the low yen and high prices in Japan at present.
Deputy Minister Nguyen Ba Hoan expressed his belief that with the attention and support of companies receiving Vietnamese interns and workers and the efforts of each Vietnamese worker, Vietnam-Japan human resource cooperation will enter a new, higher and more sustainable stage of development; young Vietnamese workers will choose Japan to work and grow up.
In his greetings to the Vietnamese Labor Day in Japan 2024, Japanese Deputy Minister of Justice Komura Masahiro said that the number of Vietnamese people residing in Japan is increasing every year, reaching about 600,000 people by the end of June 2024, of which about 130,000 are workers with specific skills, 200,000 are technical interns, and about 100,000 are residents with technical, humanities, and international professional status.
These figures demonstrate that Vietnam is an extremely important country for Japan. The representative of the Ministry of Justice emphasized that within the framework of the new Work-Training system, Japan will make efforts to overcome existing problems in the Technical Intern Trainee system such as high brokerage fees and illegal broker intervention.
Japan will coordinate with sending countries, including Vietnam, to ensure a healthy working environment and promote the development of foreign human resources.
The representative of the Ministry of Justice expressed his hope that the two countries will continue to cooperate closely to resolve remaining challenges so that Japan continues to be an attractive destination for Vietnamese workers.
Vice Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan, Ms. Wanibuchi, also sent greetings to the Vietnamese Labor Day in Japan 2024, in which she assessed this as a wonderful event to encourage Vietnamese workers in Japan and develop friendly relations between the two countries.
According to a representative of the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the relationship between Vietnam and Japan has “limitless potential” and is especially important in human resource development. Vietnam is currently the country with the largest number of workers in Japan.
A representative of the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said the ministry is working with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to develop a recruitment platform for those wishing to work in Japan.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan is also conducting discussions on a bilateral social insurance agreement. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan will continue to support the development of government human resources in the social security sector through technical cooperation with the International Labor Organization (ILO).
Ms. Wanibuchi said that Vietnam and Japan have cooperated on many levels in human resources and expressed hope that the two countries will develop together in prosperity in the future.
TIC Union President, Mr. Kesagayama Mikio, said that up to now, the union has received more than 4,000 Vietnamese workers. According to Mr. Kesagayama Mikio, among the trainees that the union has received, many have grown up and achieved remarkable achievements thanks to their outstanding efforts, and have been highly appreciated by the receiving companies and Japanese authorities thanks to their continuous efforts.
He said the Japanese Government and localities have prepared support policies to help foreign workers integrate and develop in the community.
According to the Chairman of TIC Union, in the coming time, Japan will welcome more talented Vietnamese workers, who will constantly strive, achieve outstanding success in their careers and become important factors contributing to the development of Japan.
Representing outstanding Vietnamese workers in Japan, Mr. Ho Thanh Phu, an employee of Takara Company, pledged to continue to strive, bring the experiences he has learned, and continue to convey them to the next generation, contributing to building a strong Vietnamese community.
Mr. Ho Thanh Phu believes that with the spirit of diligence, hard work, and increasingly high professional qualifications and skills, Vietnamese workers have been and are meeting the recruitment requirements of large companies and corporations in Japan.
He expressed his hope that young Vietnamese people will continue to strive to build a beautiful image of Vietnamese people, contribute to promoting the culture and good values of their country in Japan, maintain the spirit of solidarity, and promote the noble moral traditions of the Vietnamese people.
At the Vietnam Labor Day event in Japan 2024, Deputy Minister Nguyen Ba Hoan and Ambassador Pham Quang Hieu awarded Certificates of Merit to 30 Vietnamese workers; 12 unions and 17 Japanese companies./.
Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/ngay-lao-dong-viet-nam-tai-nhat-ban-2024-post999780.vnp
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