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NHK
4 days ago
- Business
- NHK
6,000 plus foreign workers reported injured on the job in 2024
A Japanese government survey shows that more than 6,000 foreign workers died or were injured in workplace accidents nationwide in 2024, the 13th straight year of increase. The Labor Ministry says 39 foreign workers died on-the-job last year. The number of casualties among foreigners, including deaths, was 6,244. The figure increased by 572 from the previous year, for the 13th straight year. The rate of casualties from on-the-job accidents was 2.3 per thousand for the overall working population in Japan, including Japanese. The rate for foreign workers stood at a higher number of 2.71. By work category, the casualty rate for technical interns was 3.98, compared to 3.91 for people with special skilled worker status. By industry, 2,979 affected workers were in manufacturing, followed by 1,165 in construction, and 476 in commerce. By country and territory, 1,594 affected workers were from Vietnam, followed by 878 from the Philippines and 757 from Indonesia. The Ministry cites the lack of vocational experience or communication, with language barriers as apparent factors that caused accidents. The ministry is urging companies to provide their foreign workers with safety training using educational materials to teach them about workplace risks. The Labor Ministry says that as of the end of last October, more than 2.3 million foreigners, the highest number ever, were working in Japan.
NHK
28-05-2025
- Business
- NHK
Many Myanmar technical trainees unable to come to Japan after March quake
Two months have passed since a devastating earthquake hit central Myanmar. Japan's Immigration Services Agency says many people hoping to come to the country to work, such as foreign technical trainees, are unable to do so because they cannot get official documentation. The agency says issuance by Myanmar's labor ministry of Overseas Worker Identification Cards needed for employment abroad has been delayed, partly due to the quake. Morikubo Natsuki, a certified administrative procedures legal specialist based in Tokyo, offers support for foreign technical interns. He says because of Myanmar's continuing civil war, many trainees are trying to get jobs in Japan, which is considered a safe country. He says interns from Myanmar have high Japanese language skills and that many are accepted in the nursing industry in Japan, which is struggling with a worker shortage. But Morikubo says an increasing number of staffing agencies in Myanmar and Japanese businesses are asking for advice amid the delay in issuing the cards. He says some companies have withdrawn their job offers. Morikubo says Japanese firms that take in Myanmar trainees should consider that it will take time for the workers to arrive in Japan. He says: "I hope companies will not immediately withdraw their job offers for Myanmar trainees. Firms should wait and closely watch the situation in Myanmar, while finding parallel solutions during that difficult time such as recruiting workers from other countries."
