Hanoi (VNA) – Permanent Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce andIndustry Hoang Quang Phong and Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce andIndustry of Fukuroi city in Japan (FCCI) Kinji Mizutani discussed ways to deal with the shortage oflabourers caused by COVID-19 pandemic in Japan during their recent talks.
As ofthe late October 2020, the total number of foreign workers in Japan surpassed1.72 million, up about 65,000, equivalent to a 4 percent increase year-on-year.However, it was a far cry from a 13.6 percent rise in 2019, due to the fact that many foreign trainees could not go to Japan amid the COVID-19 pandemic spreading in many countries.
Toaddress the issue, the Japanese Government allowed Vietnamese workers whose visas haveexpired to apply for specified skilled visa to do other jobs in the country, according to Kinji Mizutani.
Phongsaid there should be negotiations on the issue between the two Governments,adding that VCCI and FCCI will continue raising the issue during workingsessions with relevant agencies and units, as well as propose measures to fixit as soon as possible.
VCCIwill maintain the exchange of information about trade promotion demand betweenthe two countries while holding online exchange and connecting activities between Vietnamese and Japanese firms./.