Japan: Foreign workers' accident rate in workplace reportedly higher than that of local workers
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Date Reported: 22 Ноя 2024
Местонахождение: Япония
Другое
Not Reported ( Производство: Вся категория ) - EmployerЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: 1
Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( 1 - Вьетнам , Производство: Вся категория , Women , Documented migrants )Темы
Травмы , Доступ к внесудебным средствам правовой защиты , Охрана труда и безопасность , Сборы за найм персоналаОтвет
Response sought: Нет
Принятые меры: She was hospitalized for four months and afterward it was inevitable that she had to take a leave of absence. Although she was recognized as eligible for work-related accident compensation, the amount of the temporary disability benefit was approximately 80% of her wage, which was less than ¥200,000, making her life harder and making it more difficult to send money to her family back home. She still has nearly ¥900,000 in debt as she borrowed money to pay brokerage fees to the agency in Vietnam that sent her to Japan.
Вид источника: News outlet
"Workplace accidents involving foreign workers soar in Japan," 22 November 2024
Along with the increase in the number of foreigners working in Japan, the number of work-related accidents involving them has also been rising sharply.
Last year, the number of foreign workers killed and wounded reached a record high of 5,672, including 32 fatalities.
One factor behind this situation is that foreign workers are engaged in work without acquiring sufficient knowledge of the Japanese language or sufficient safety awareness...
The incidence of work-related accidents per 1,000 workers was 4.1 in the technical intern training program, and 4.31 in the specified skilled workers, figures much higher than the overall rate of 2.36 for all workers, including Japanese...
To support safety education for foreign workers, the ministry has made manga teaching materials in 14 languages, including Vietnamese, Indonesian and Burmese...