As it is known, people who go to foreign countries to work can be treated badly by citizens and employers in these countries. This situation, which is frequently encountered all over the world, has become an important agenda item as complaints from abroad increase in Japan. After the calls to investigate the harassment, harassment and overtime complaints against foreign workers, Japan decided to take an important step to prevent this situation.
Under the leadership of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), national and international companies will jointly develop a smartphone application to protect human rights. The application will allow foreign workers to communicate with third parties without the knowledge of the companies they work for.
Industry giants such as Toyota and Ajinomoto will take part in the project.
Human rights organizations will also take part in the secretariat of the project, and workers will be able to directly convey the “human rights” problems in their workplaces to the secretariat. Toyota Motor, Aeon Co. More than 200 companies, including the giants of their sectors such as SoftBank Group and Ajinomoto, will take part in the aforementioned project.
According to the statements of JICA officials, “Useful information on life in Japan in many languages” will also be shared with foreign workers through the application. Kyodo also stated that the number of foreign workers in Japan increased to 1.72 million last year, doubling compared to 2015. The increasing number of foreign workers naturally increased the problems experienced in this regard, but this new application is thought to be a good solution to the situation.
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