{"id":12839,"date":"2019-07-23T03:41:01","date_gmt":"2019-07-22T19:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mekongmigration.org\/?p=12839"},"modified":"2021-07-20T14:01:53","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T06:01:53","slug":"mmn-holds-workshop-on-labour-migration-from-mekong-countries-to-japan-in-tokyo-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?p=12839","title":{"rendered":"MMN holds Workshop on Labour Migration from Mekong Countries to Japan in Tokyo, Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On July 8, 2019, the Mekong Migration Network held a multi-stakeholder workshop on Labour Migration from Mekong Countries to Japan in Tokyo, Japan. The workshop was organised in anticipation of increased labour migration from Mekong countries, as Japan seeks to plug gaps in its rapidly shrinking labour force. Under the current Technical Internship Training Programme (TITP), a significant proportion of migrant workers in Japan originate from Vietnam (72,637), Myanmar (3,692), and Cambodia (3,328). These relatively modest numbers are expected to increase rapidly following the Japanse government\u2019s announcement that it intends to welcome an additional 345,000 migrant workers within five years. To facilitate this policy change, Japan amended its strict immigration laws and added a new \u201cSpecified Skilled Worker\u201d (SSW) visa category. Japan also signed a bilateral Memoranda of Cooperation (MoC) with Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar to facilitate the implementation of the new scheme.<\/p>\n<p>Given these developments, MMN gathered more than 35 stakeholders to address potential challenges and opportunities from the perspective of both Japan and countries of origin. Participants included representatives from the Embassy of Vietnam in Japan, the Vietnam Association of Manpower Supply (VAMAS), the Association of Cambodian Recruitment Agencies (ACRA), the Myanmar Overseas Employment Agencies Federation (MOEAF), inter-governmental organisations, recruitment agencies and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam and Japan, as well as academic experts on labour migration.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Wako Asato from Kyoto University began with a presentation on the recent trends of migration under the TITP and trajectories under the SSW visa scheme. He expressed concerns that even though Japan signed similar MoCs with the three countries to implement the TITP, recruitment practices differ greatly among the three countries, especially with regards to the collection of recruitment fees. Professor Asato believed that under the new \u201cSpecified Skilled Workers\u201d visa scheme, recruitment practices across different countries of origin will likely differ because key components of the new scheme, such as the ability for employers in Japan to directly hire migrant workers, may be difficult to implement in some countries of origin.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Ippei Torii from the Solidarity Network with Migrants Japan gave an overview of the history of Japan\u2019s migration policies and highlighted a number of issues migrant workers face in Japan, including labour rights violation, forced repatriation and physical violence. In particular, certain aspects of the TITP, such as the lack of freedom for migrant workers to change jobs, often facilitate a power imbalance between employers and workers and create environments conducive to abuse and exploitation. Regarding cases where migrant workers \u201crun away\u201d from their employers under the TITP, Mr Torii suggested that the term \u201crunaways\u201d is not appropriate, as it implies wrongdoing on the part of migrants. When migrants \u201crun away,\u201d they are in essence changing jobs\u2013a right that all Japanese citizens, but not TITP workers, enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Chiaki Osaki from the Japan Association of Certified Care Workers discussed her observations of pre-departure and post-arrival training provided to care workers in countries of origin and Japan respectively. She highlighted that many migrant workers are unable to access support hotlines or contact their family members due to difficulties for foreigners to purchase a phone with a Japanese number in Japan. In the following presentation, Mr Kazuomi Aoyagi from the Alliance of Associations for Diversity and Inclusion Acceleration in Japan spoke about the history of migration from the Philippines and the Filipino government\u2019s current policies on outbound migration. According to him, the Philippines has strict regulations over the practices of recruitment agencies. In particular, recruitment agencies that are sending workers to Japan are prohibited from collecting any placement fees from migrants.<\/p>\n<p>There was a general consensus at the workshop that countries of origin must avoid a \u201crace to the bottom\u201d scenario regarding the terms and benefits they afford workers migrating from their respective countries to Japan. Given the example of the Philippines, where workers bound for Japan are not charged recruitment fees and the cost falls on employers, recruitment agency associations in Cambodia, Myanmar and Vietnam discussed the possibility of looking into the Zero Recruitment Fee model, although they felt that it was not feasible to implement at this point. The recruitment agency associations have, however, developed measures to encourage and promote good recruitment practices, including an industry code of conduct (CoC). In Vietnam, Mr Luon\u200bg Trao Nguyen from the Vietnam Association of Manpower and Supply (VAMAS) shared that the VAMAS has developed a ranking system to rate recruitment agencies\u2019 level of compliance. The results of the ranking can improve overall standards and provide prospective migrants with a useful tool to select between recruitment agencies. Ms Aye Aye Nyunt from the Myanmar Overseas Employment Agencies Federation also explained that overseas employment agencies in Myanmar are encouraged to regularly check on migrant workers and are required to submit a report every three months to the Myanmar government. In Cambodia, Mr Pin Vireak from the Association of Cambodian Recruitment Agencies (ACRA) stated that a new CoC and an accompanying ranking system similar to that of VAMAS will soon come into effect.<\/p>\n<p>The workshop ended with civil society organisations from Myanmar and Cambodia sharing about the common challenges of migrant workers in their respective countries. Ms Thet Thet Aung from the Future Light Centre shared that prospective migrant workers in Myanmar lack comprehensive information about private recruitment agencies, which makes them vulnerable to the exploitation of unscrupulous intermediaries. Upon return, a lack of job opportunities at home, combined with an inability to apply skills acquired in Japan, means that a number of migrant returnees have no choice but to re-migrate. In Cambodia, Mr Sokchar Mom from the Legal Support for Children and Women highlighted the lack of a standard recruitment fee in Cambodia as a major issue that has enabled some unscrupulous intermediaries to charge exorbitant fees. In his experience, a number of prospective migrants have been forced to incur debt to migrate. Moving forward, he urged the Japanese and Cambodian governments to collectively tackle the issue of high recruitment fees.<\/p>\n<p>To address challenges arising from labour migration from Mekong countries to Japan, many participants highlighted\u00a0the need for enhanced collaboration among different stakeholders in countries of origin and destination. Participants expressed an interest in deepening the dialogue to ensure migrant workers are well protected throughout the migration cycle.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7385\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7385\" src=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC_0786-300x200.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC_0786-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC_0786-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC_0786-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Participants of the Workshop<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7386\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7386\" src=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC_0804-300x200.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC_0804-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC_0804-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC_0804-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Associate Professor Asato Wako from the Kyoto University<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7394\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7394 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC_0817-300x200.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC_0817-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC_0817-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC_0817-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mr Ippei Torii from the Solidarity Network with Migrants Japan<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7393\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7393 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC_0831-300x200.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC_0831-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC_0831-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC_0831-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Professor Chiaki Osaki from the Japan Association of Certified Care Workers<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7391\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7391 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC_0894-300x200.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC_0894-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC_0894-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC_0894-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mr Luon\u200bg Trao Nguyen from the Vietnam Association of Manpower and Supply (VAMAS)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7390\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7390 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC_0909-300x200.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC_0909-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC_0909-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC_0909-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ms Aye Aye Nyunt from the Myanmar Overseas Employment Agencies Federation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7388\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7388 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC_0975-300x200.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC_0975-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC_0975-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC_0975-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mr Pin Vireak from the Association of Cambodian Recruitment Agencies (ACRA)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7392\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7392 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC_0835-300x200.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC_0835-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC_0835-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC_0835-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mr Kazuomi Aoyagi from the Alliance of Associations for Diversity and Inclusion Acceleration in Japan<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7389\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7389 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC_0948-300x200.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC_0948-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC_0948-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC_0948-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ms Thet Thet Aung from the Future Light Centre (Myanmar)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7387\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7387 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC_0989-300x200.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSC_0989-300x200.jpg 300w, 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