Training or Employment? Japanese Immigration Policy in Dilemma

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ID11147307
AuthorsNana Oishi (0000-0001-5905-719X, International Labour Office, corresponding author)
Year1995
Volume4
Issue2-3
Pages367-385
Publication date1995-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAsian and Pacific migration journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0117-1968 • E-ISSN: 2057-049X
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/011719689500400210
PMID12320106
OpenAlexW2016269417
LanguageEN
Citations received12

This article examines the Japanese training system for foreign workers from developing countries. While providing foreign trainees with the opportunities to acquire skills and knowledge at enterprises, the system concurrently serves as an adjustment function in the labor market. Many small- and medium-sized enterprises largely in manufacturing the sector accept trainees to cope with labor shortages as well as to gain a foothold for their future business operations overseas. Various studies have shown that there exist a substantial number of abusive cases where training is not provided properly. The fundamental problem derives from the gap between a strict immigration policy and the Japanese economy's structural dependence on foreigners. A clear national consensus must be established on whether or not Japan should accept semi- and unskilled foreign labor. The immigration policy should reflect this in formulating its long-term vision. The training system needs reformation to fulfill its functions appropriately and to protect trainees from abuse

Business · Dilemma · Economic growth · Economics · Function (biology · Immigration · Immigration policy · Labour economics · Political science · Training (meteorology · Training System · Asian Industrial and Economic Development · Japanese History and Culture · Law · Socioeconomic Development in Asia

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