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Seminar talks Vietnam-Japan labour cooperation potential

Promoting cooperation between Vietnam and Japan in education and sending trainees/nurses was the main focus of discussion at a recent seminar in Japan’s Osaka city.
Seminar talks Vietnam-Japan labour cooperation potential ảnh 1A view of the seminar in Osaka city, Japan. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Promoting cooperation betweenVietnam and Japan in education and sending trainees/nurses was the main focusof discussion at a recent seminar in Japan’s Osaka city.

Speaking at the event on September 29, VietnameseConsul General in Osaka Ngo Trinh Ha stressed ample room remains for the twocountries to boost their cooperation in labour, including nurses.

About 380,000 Vietnamese labourers are working inJapan, with 200,000 trainees and more than 10,000 working in the nursing sector,of them about 2,000 sent to Japan under the Economic Partnership Agreement(EPA), heard the seminar.

Enhancing the sending and reception of interns and nursesnot only meets Japan's needs but also addresses Vietnam's demand for nurses asthe Southeast Asian nation’s population aging is predicted to accelerate in thefuture.

Hayashi Takaharu, Chairman of Japan’s Avance Group thathas admitted more than 50,000 foreign workers, highlighted requirements fornurses and caregivers to work in Japan, including Japanese language skills.

Luu Thi Ngoc Tuy, a representative from the VILACO companythat sends Vietnamese nurses to Japan, said the company targets 2,000trainees/nurses this year, three times higher than the pervious year./.
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