Thursday, November 24, 2022 What is a foreign worker?

Foreign workers in Japan are important to the development of companies and regions, yet many business managers may not have a proper understanding of this issue. Therefore, this time, using the seminar research of Meijo University students as a starting point for discussion, we held a panel discussion on the current situation of foreign workers, featuring various experts.

The experts included Professor Yuri Sadoi of the Meijo University Faculty of Economics, who studies foreign employment; Attorney Masaki Tanabe of Nagoya International Law Office, who supports foreign workers; Mr. Than Than Aung of the Myanmar Japan Center, which provides human resources development for workers in Myanmar; and Mr. Masaharu Yamada of Yoshix Holdings Co., Ltd., which employs a large number of foreign workers.

What became clear from this discussion was that the idea of ​​foreign workers as low-wage workers is a thing of the past, and that a changing society means that hiring workers with excellent knowledge and skills will become a key theme for corporate development. However, if we continue with current approaches, it may become difficult to hire excellent foreign workers.

This discussion made it clear that even for business managers who have not been accustomed to hiring foreigners, hiring foreigners with the right knowledge can lead to the development of both the company and the region, and it also made it clear that there is a need for continued information exchange on this topic.