The Japanese labor market has great appeal to Vietnamese workers in general and Quang Tri province in particular. In addition to stable income, many jobs to choose from, and a good working environment, Vietnamese workers who go to Japan to work after their contracts expire and return home have the opportunity to develop their careers because they have solid skills and good discipline.
Taking advantage of their break time, Quang Tri workers in Japan experience local tourist attractions - Photo: NVCC
Of the total 89,874 Vietnamese workers going abroad to work in the first 7 months of 2024, 45,425 chose to go to Japan. This shows that the Japanese market is attractive to Vietnamese workers.
According to the provincial Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, in 2023, out of more than 2,823 workers working abroad under contracts, up to 1,500 workers went to Japan. In the first 6 months of 2024, the whole province had 580 workers working in Japan.
Although he has a job locally, Mr. PCQ (born in 1999) in Ba Long commune, Dakrong district, is determined to work abroad under a contract. Contacting us via Facebook, Mr. Q. said that he went to Japan as a trainee to study and experience the food industry that he loves.
At first, when he went abroad, Mr. Q. was quite bewildered and had some difficulties in integrating. Thanks to the company's care and provision of fully-furnished and private accommodation, he felt secure and caught up with his work. After more than 2 years of working, Mr. Q. affirmed that his choice to go to Japan was the right one, accumulating a lot of useful experience for his career.
Every day, in addition to his official working hours, Mr. Q. works overtime to earn more income. He plans to extend his 3-year contract for another 2 years after it ends. With the capital he has saved after returning home, he will open a food business. Mr. Q. said that there were 8 people from Quang Tri who went to Japan with him. Everyone worked for the same company, so they always felt happy and warm, like they were at home.
The Japanese labor market is always the top concern of Quang Tri people when choosing to work abroad. The family of Mr. L.D.D. (born in 1986) in Hai Ba commune, Hai Lang district, has 4 siblings, of which 2 work abroad under contracts in Japan and Korea.
Mr. D. said that Japan currently has a huge demand for human resources in many industries such as: food and beverage production, construction, machine manufacturing, electronic information, auto maintenance, shipbuilding industry, marine equipment, agriculture, fisheries and nursing...
He has been working in agriculture for nearly 3 years, has a good income, and regularly sends money home to his wife and children every month. To take care of the children's future, Mr. D's wife stays at home to take care of the family while he goes abroad to work.
“Each person must work a little harder so that later on we can have more opportunities to make a living and send our children to school. That is the biggest goal of my wife and I,” Mr. D. shared.
According to the Department of Overseas Labor Management (Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs), the number of Vietnamese workers working in Japan has increased rapidly over the past 5 years, accounting for 50% of the total number of workers working abroad each year. In 2023, Vietnam surpassed China to become the largest group of foreign workers in Japan with more than 518,000 people.
Factors contributing to the increasing number of workers coming to Japan are the labor cooperation policy between Vietnam and Japan; safe working environment; stable income and workers have the opportunity to access modern techniques and technology...
In particular, Japan is experiencing a shortage of domestic workers and needs to recruit more foreign workers to compensate. The latest research by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) shows that the country is estimated to have a shortage of 970,000 foreign workers by 2040.
Japan is currently facing increasingly fierce competition to attract international resources as South Korea and Taiwan (China) are also attracting workers to strengthen their declining workforce. Therefore, Japan continues to have an open-door policy, facilitating the reception of human resources from outside with the passage of a new law on receiving foreign workers last June.
According to the Department of Overseas Labor Management, Vietnamese workers have a high sense of discipline at work, so many businesses in Japan want to recruit them. Currently, Vietnam and Japan are coordinating to implement the project "Supporting job information connection for Vietnamese workers working abroad under contract".
This project aims to support Vietnamese workers to find suitable jobs abroad according to their needs; support workers after returning home to fully access domestic job information through recruitment from businesses and support service businesses to better access workers in need of jobs.
Hong Phuc
Source: https://baoquangtri.vn/suc-hut-tu-thi-truong-lao-dong-nhat-ban-189093.htm
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