Japanese company owes wages to 150 Vietnamese interns.

According to Kyodo News, this information was confirmed by a Japanese labor union on December 22, adding that the Vietnamese workers have been owed at least one month's wages.

In early December, the company president told Kyodo News that they were unable to pay salaries due to a lack of operating funds. The president expressed his hope that the Japanese government would provide financial assistance to pay the salaries of the 150 Vietnamese trainees after the company ceased operations.

Vietnamese workers at a training facility in Hanoi in July 2024, preparing to go to Japan as trainees. Photo: Nippon

Mr. Phan Tien Hoang, Head of Labor Management at the Vietnamese Embassy in Tokyo, expressed concern about the situation and said that many Vietnamese citizens in Japan are in difficult circumstances because they have not received their wages.

According to data provided by Nippon.com, as of October 2023, Japan had over 2 million foreign workers. Of these, Vietnamese nationals were the most numerous, with approximately 520,000 people.

A common visa for foreign workers in Japan is the "technical trainee" visa – a training program established to transfer skills and knowledge to developing countries.

Currently, there are over 200,000 Vietnamese trainees undergoing training in Japan, accounting for more than 50% of the total number of foreign trainees in the country.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/cong-ty-nhat-ban-no-luong-150-thuc-tap-sinh-viet-nam-19624122311122593.htm