Japan targets 10,000 Vietnamese caregivers by 2020Japan has set a target of accepting 10,000 Vietnamese caregivers by the summer of 2020 to address a chronic labour shortage in the nursing sector, according to Kyodo News. Vietnamese students receive Japanese language course before going to Japan to work as care workers. In June, they agreed to put in place a system to enable more Vietnamese caregivers to work in Japan. Besides, Japan is considering the recruit of caregivers from other countries, including Indonesia and Cambodia. The training programme for foreigners was introduced in 1993, aimed at transferring skills to developing countries by training workers who would then return home.

Source: VietNamNet News July 26, 2018 04:30 UTC