Myanmar Embassy to Japan said more than 400 Japanese companies have planned to employ up to 1,300 Myanmar workers.
The embassy’s statement includes information about 416 demand letters that the embassy submitted to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after carrying out the verification from 16 to 31 January 2024.
According to the statement, more than 400 Japanese companies would provide jobs for more than 400 men and more than 900 women, totalling 1,300 Myanmar workers.
The embassy has carried out timely verifications of demand letters received from the Ministry of Labour via the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said the statement.
It verifies whether labour supervisory companies, factories, or companies that offered jobs in Japan are officially established and re-submits its findings and remarks to the Ministry of Labour through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Of 190 verified demand letters conveyed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1 to 15 January 2023, about 600 male and female Myanmar workers would be recruited. — MT/ZS/ED
