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An increasing number of cases of harassment and abuse of foreign trainees has resulted in mounting criticism at home and abroad.

The industry group's guidelines include a checklist for company executives to ensure their supply chains are free of various types of rights abuses, such as forced labor and harassment.

The government-affiliated Organization for Technical Intern Training, which supervises employers hiring foreign interns, has drawn much criticism over its work.

Asahikawa Ekitachiuri Shokai in Hokkaido says the classes make communication and work easier, and that trainees will have more job options after they return to Vietnam.

A 41-year-old Vietnamese man sustained serious injuries including a broken rib in repeated assaults by his coworkers at a construction firm.

The temporary measure has granted six-month “designated activities” residence statuses to foreign students and trainees stuck in Japan due to border controls in their home country.

The case highlights the difficulties trainees face in having children in Japan.

From major tech companies to elderly care facilities, Japanese businesses have had to battle through the pandemic without the foreign staffers they need.

The victim of the sustained assault is demanding an apology as well as compensation from the construction company and the intermediate body which introduced the him to the company.

Japan plans to launch a new survey in fiscal 2023 to collect data on foreign workers, such as their income and types of employment, to better accommodate their needs.