Japanese Immigration Suspends Cambodian Trainee Schemes After Mass Escapes

CEOCambodiaNews · Post by **CEOCambodiaNews** » Sun Oct 08, 2023 1:14 am

October 7, 2023
Japan to suspend accepting technical trainees sent by 3 Cambodian organizations
Japanese immigration authorities have decided to suspend accepting technical trainees sent by three organizations in Cambodia after many such trainees fled their workplaces.

The Immigration Services Agency says new trainees from the three organizations will not be accepted for at least 6 months from the end of November.

It said that in 2022, the number of foreign trainees who went missing totaled 9,006 — the second most on record.

The agency said it has dealt with the problem by temporarily disqualifying organizations in Japan that had mass escapes of new trainees. It also suspended accepting trainees from several Vietnamese organizations in 2021.

Justice Minister Koizumi Ryuji said the ministry took the step with Cambodia to reduce the number of escapees. He added that a big problem threatens the program’s existence.
NHK World/Khmer Times

newkidontheblock · Post by **newkidontheblock** » Sun Oct 08, 2023 1:35 am

There isn’t much of a future for a trainee who runs away in Japan. NHK had a program about trainees who lost their status (due to COVID)( and the future is bleak surviving in Japan.

High cost of housing, and living in general. Cut off from government subsidies. No healthcare access and everything else.

Trainees are treated much better than the farm workers in Korea. Hope the Japanese government looks into why and fixes the problems.