Nguyen Long Thai was arrested on charges of burying his newborn baby in a riverbank in Arakawa, Saitama Prefecture, after his wife gave birth prematurely in the toilet.
Nguyen Long Thai, 34, reported to the police in Yorii, Saitama Prefecture, on June 21 that his wife was in critical condition. Upon arrival, medical staff found Thai’s wife, also Vietnamese, bleeding and suffering from abdominal pain. She was immediately taken to the hospital.
Thai's wife had a medical examination book issued by the hospital for pregnant women in Japan. When asked by the doctor, Thai said that the baby was stillborn and had been buried in the land along the Arakawa River.
Police arrived to investigate the area and found the body of a newborn baby in the dirt, with some rocks piled on top. Thai was later arrested for abandoning the body of a newborn baby. According to the investigation, Thai's wife gave birth in the toilet.
Arakawa River area in Yorii town, Saitama prefecture, Japan. Photo: NHK
According to the law, Vietnamese interns and workers are entitled to all the same maternity-related benefits and allowances as Japanese workers when working in this country.
However, many Vietnamese workers are often threatened and forced to quit their jobs and return home by their sending companies, receiving companies, and unions if they become pregnant while working in Japan. Facing the risk of losing their livelihood if they are deported, many trainees do not dare to reveal that they are pregnant or have given birth.
Data from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) shows that about 202,000 Vietnamese technical interns were studying and working in the country as of June 2021.
Duc Trung (According to NHK, TBS News )
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