Workers going to Japan will have their departure fees shared by their employers.

(Dan Tri) - Japan will apply a new mechanism in which receiving businesses and workers will share exit costs, aiming to reduce the financial burden on those coming to work in this country.

First Secretary of the Embassy of Japan in Vietnam, Ishii Chikahisa, shared this important information with Dan Tri reporter on the sidelines of the job fair for workers under the EPS and IM Japan programs.

According to Secretary Ishii Chikahisa, the "Skills Development and Employment Program" recently approved by the Japanese National Assembly will replace the current foreign trainee program. This new program aims to reduce the burden of departure costs for workers coming to Japan to work, including Vietnamese workers.

First Secretary of the Embassy of Japan in Vietnam Ishii Chikahisa (Photo: Quang Duong).

Specifically, this new mechanism will require the receiving company and the worker to share the cost of exit.

In addition, when the new program is officially applied, workers will have the right to change jobs if they meet certain conditions, instead of being tied to the original company for 3 years.

"The new employment system will create a stable source of human resources for the specified skills program, helping workers better prepare for highly skilled jobs and have long-term residence in Japan," said Mr. Ishii Chikahisa.

Mr. Ishii said that the salary under the new program may not increase immediately, but the working conditions and environment will be better than under the technical intern program.

The program aims to create conditions for workers to develop and improve their professional skills, while improving the rights of foreign workers in Japan.

The training period under the new law is 3 years. Those who pass the skills test and the Japanese language proficiency test can obtain the Type 1 status of residence (Tokutei Ginou 1) under the designated skills program. This allows them to have a working visa in Japan for up to 5 years.

Workers are trained before going to Japan to work (Photo: Son Nguyen).

Highly skilled foreign workers who obtain type 2 residence status will be allowed to live in Japan permanently and bring their families over to reunite.

Not only improving working conditions, Japan also loosened conditions for accepting workers and expanded occupations.

As of June this year, the number of Vietnamese people in Japan exceeded 600,000 for the first time, becoming the second largest foreign community in the country.

In 2023, there will be more than 80,000 Vietnamese people working in Japan, accounting for a large proportion of the foreign workforce in this country.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/lao-dong-viec-lam/lao-dong-di-nhat-se-duoc-chu-su-dung-lao-dong-chia-se-phi-xuat-canh-20241109100743540.htm