New highlights of Vietnamese Community and Vietnam - Japan labor cooperation
VOV.VN - The first “Vietnamese Labor Day in Japan” event was launched on December 8 in Tokyo, creating a new highlight for the Vietnamese community in Japan, as well as both effective and practical labour co-operation between Vietnam and Japan.
The event attracted around 500 participants, including representative Vietnamese workers, trade union representatives, and Japanese businesses which employ Vietnamese workers.
In his opening speech, Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Pham Quang Hieu stated that the organisation of the first Vietnamese Labor Day in Japan reflects the concern of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs and the Embassy for Vietnamese workers living and working in the Far East nation, as well as for sending Vietnamese workers to Japan in general.
According to Ambassador Hieu, there are currently more than 430,000 Vietnamese workers either living and working in Japan under various visa statuses such as trainees, designated skilled workers, engineers, technicians, and interpreters. The majority of Vietnamese trainees and workers are hardworking, diligently studying to improve their Japanese language skills and technical expertise. Thanks to their efforts and the careful guidance of their receiving companies and managing trade unions, many Vietnamese workers have matured and developed into the core workforce of their companies, thereby contributing to the growth of Japanese firms and the Japanese economy, as well as strengthening the co-operative and friendly relations between the two countries.
The Ambassador expressed his confidence that with the development of human resource collaboration between the two countries, the Vietnamese labour community in Japan will be formed and increasingly developed. The Ambassador hopes to build a community of skilled, creative, united, loving, and supportive Vietnamese workers in Japan.
Referring to changes made in Japan’s foreign labour reception policy, the diplomat assessed these as beneficial changes for foreign workers and Vietnamese workers, particularly as they ensure better protection of workers' rights and interests and providing foreign labourers with opportunities to develop themselves and their careers in Japan.
The Ambassador stated that Vietnam is on the threshold of a new development phase, with many opportunities for economic, social, and human development. Therefore it will need skilled workers with a strong sense of discipline who have been trained and matured in developed countries like Japan. Workers who have undergone work and training processes in the Far East country will become a valuable human resource for the Vietnamese side during this new development phase, becoming key factors in promoting sustainable development of the Vietnam-Japan relations.
According to Deputy Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, Nguyen Ba Hoan, over recent years Vietnamese trainees and workers in Japan have accounted for more than 50% of the total number of Vietnamese workers going abroad. Many trainees and workers have grown and succeeded after their time working in Japan, thereby becoming a bridge for the joint friendship whilst contributing to the development of the friendly relations between the two nations.
In this spirit, Deputy Minister Hoan urged companies that have, are, or will receive Vietnamese trainees and workers to pay closer attention to the workers’ lives and work, enhance their welfare, especially during difficult times due to the weak price of the Yen coupled with rising costs in Japan.
He also expressed confidence that with the support of companies receiving Vietnamese trainees and workers, along with the efforts made by each Vietnamese worker, Vietnam-Japan human resource co-operation will enter a new and more solid development stage. Young Vietnamese workers will therefore choose Japan as a destination to work and grow in the time ahead.
The event saw Japanese unions and enterprises applauded the capacity, spirit, awareness, attitude, and creativity of Vietnamese workers. Kasagamaya Mikio, president of the T.I.C. Trade Union, emphasized, “The Vietnamese interns that our union has received so far are all excellent people, growing rapidly every day, and recorded many outstanding achievements.”
On the occasion, Deputy Minister Hoan and Ambassador Hieu awarded certificates of merit to 30 Vietnamese workers, 12 trade unions, and 17 Japanese firms in recognition of their outstanding achievements and positive contributions made to bilateral labor co-operation.
