Mitsui & Co., a major trading company, has decided to return expatriates and their families, except for some local representatives, as the outbreak of the new coronavirus continues to spread in India.
The spread of the infection is also affecting the activities of local Japanese companies.
According to the announcement, Mitsui said that it is necessary to ensure the safety of expatriates at bases throughout India, seconded employees to local companies and their families, except for some, including the local general representative. I decided to return home.
The explosive spread of infection continues in India, and the Japanese government is calling on Japanese people staying in the area to provide "spot information" and consider measures including temporary return to Japan.
At a major trading company, Marubeni is also returning expatriates and families from five locations in India one after another, and the explosive spread of the new corona is affecting the activities of Japanese companies locally.