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Foreign workers with Japanese ancestry to get extra help
The labor ministry plans to strengthen support for foreign workers of Japanese ancestry living in Japan, to help them find jobs and better settle in the country, ministry officials said Monday. [...] The number of foreign workers of Japanese ancestry, such as those from Brazil, has grown steadily over the past decade. About 230,000 workers, or one-third of the total, were considered those of Japanese descent in 2000, according to government officials. Many are engaged in manufacturing work in places such as northern Kanto and Shizuoka Prefecture. But as an increasing number of Japanese manufacturers shift production to places such as China, where labor costs are much cheaper, more foreign workers in Japan are losing jobs.
=> http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=1&id=249772
Foreign workers with Japanese ancestry to get extra help
The labor ministry plans to strengthen support for foreign workers of Japanese ancestry living in Japan, to help them find jobs and better settle in the country, ministry officials said Monday. [...] The number of foreign workers of Japanese ancestry, such as those from Brazil, has grown steadily over the past decade. About 230,000 workers, or one-third of the total, were considered those of Japanese descent in 2000, according to government officials. Many are engaged in manufacturing work in places such as northern Kanto and Shizuoka Prefecture. But as an increasing number of Japanese manufacturers shift production to places such as China, where labor costs are much cheaper, more foreign workers in Japan are losing jobs.
=> http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=1&id=249772