TTLV: Current methods for protecting Vietnamese trainees in Japan

1. Student's full name: Tran Thi Lan Phuong 2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: September 3, 1988

4. Place of birth: Viet Tri, Phu Tho

5. Decision No. 2415/2015/QD-XHNV dated October 13, 2015, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, recognizing postgraduate students.

6. Changes in the training process: Extension of the thesis defense deadline.

7. Thesis title: Current methods for protecting Vietnamese trainees in Japan.

8. Major: Asian Studies; Code: 60 31 06 01

9. Scientific supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Phuong Thuy, Department of Oriental Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

10. Summary of the thesis results:

The trend of Vietnamese workers going abroad for employment has recently increased rapidly, addressing the issue of labor surplus and contributing to overall economic growth. Furthermore, it is considered a way for workers to learn from the experiences of developed countries, and upon their return, they will become a core workforce participating in national development. Among these, Japan, with its many advantages in attracting foreign workers, is one of the potential job markets that Vietnam needs to maintain and develop. However, the increase in quantity without a corresponding improvement in quality could create opportunities for illegal activities by Vietnamese labor export companies, labor unions, and Japanese receiving companies, infringing on the rights of Vietnamese workers in Japan.

Therefore, this thesis, titled "Methods of Protecting Vietnamese Trainees in Japan Today," aims to: 1) Identify the urgent need to protect Vietnamese trainees in Japan through a comprehensive analysis of the current situation of labor export activities between Vietnam and Japan. 2) Statistically analyze and evaluate the laws and regulations of both countries regarding the supervision, management, training, protection, and support of foreign trainees in general, and Vietnamese trainees in particular, before and during their employment in Japan. This will help Vietnamese businesses operating in the field of labor export to Japan gain a deeper understanding, learn from experience, improve their operations, and actively cooperate with the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and the Department of Overseas Labour Management to support, train, and retain this valuable workforce.

11. Practical applications:

A comprehensive understanding of the remaining issues in labor export activities and the protection of Vietnamese trainees and technical interns in Japan will encourage the government and businesses operating in this field to make adjustments, operate more seriously and professionally, meet the requirements of partners, and improve the quality of workers before export. From Japan's experience in adapting to the current social situation, it is hoped that Vietnam will learn valuable lessons for the future.

12. Future research directions: None

13. Published works related to the thesis: None

MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION

1. Full name: Tran Thi Lan Phuong 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: September 3, 2018 4. Place of birth: Viet Tri, Phu Tho

5. Admission decision number: 2415/2015/QD-XHNV, dated Oct 13th, 2015 by Director of VNU, University of Social Sciences and Humanities

6. Changes in academic process: Yes

7. Official thesis title: “How to protect Vietnamese intern trainees in Japan today”

8. Major: Asia Studies 9. Code: 60 31 06 01

10. Supervisors: Dr. Nguyen Phuong Thuy, Lecturer of Japanese Studies, Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

11. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

The current trend of labor export in Vietnam has been increasing rapidly, which solves labor surplus issue, contributing to general economic growth. On the other hand, this is allocation of the labor to the developed countries in order to learn experience; they will be a key manpower to participate into country development after returning to hometown. In particular, with many advantages on attracting foreign labor source, Japan is one of the potential job markets in which Vietnam should have to maintain and develop. However, it is the non-parallel increase of the intern trainee in aspect of quality and quantity which creates opportunities for Vietnamese Labor Exporting Enterprises to violate regulations of the prevailing laws and the foreign intern trainee receiving Labor Union and Organization in Japan to infringe rights of Vietnamese laborers in Japan.

Thus, the Thesis on "How to protect Vietnamese intern trainees in Japan today" aims to (1)Address the pressing need to protect Vietnamese interns in Japan through summarizing and analyzing the actual situation of labor export activities between Vietnam and Japan; (2)And then, do statistics, analysis and evaluation of laws and regulations of the two countries on monitoring, management, training, protection and support for the foreign intern trainees in general and Vietnamese intern trainee in particular before going to labor export and during working time in Japan. structured, it is to help the export laboring enterprises in Japan of Vietnam have more insights, learn from experience, improve the operation content and cooperate actively with the Ministry of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs, Department of Oversea Labor Management in order to support, train and maintain this "golden" labor force.

12. Practical applicability, if any:

Comprehensive identification of outstanding issues in labor export activities and protection of Vietnamese intern trainees, skillful trainees in Japan will foster the State and the labor exporting enterprises to adjust, operate more properly and professionally, which is to really meet the requirements of partners, improve the quality of laborers before being dispatched to work abroad. Upon experiences on coping with the current social situation of Japan, it is hoped that Vietnam will draw a lesson in the future.

13. Further research directions, if any: No

14. Thesis-related publications: No