Counseling of foreign trainees dismissed due to "no income" corona effect One after another at 18:21 on August 20
A telephone consultation for foreign technical interns who lost their jobs due to the effect of the new coronavirus was held on the 20th, and there were many consultations such as "I have no income and no living expenses remain".
This was done by 5 organizations nationwide that supported foreign technical interns.
At the venue in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, a series of telephone calls were made, and eight lawyers, including lawyers who were knowledgeable about labor issues, provided free consultation.
Among them, a Vietnamese technical intern trainee said, "I lost my job this June and I have no income and no living expenses left" or "The contract was terminated midway, but the document that the company will retire for personal reasons" I was asked to sign."
In response, lawyers and others advised, "There is a possibility of illegal acts and we should seek improvement from the company side."
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, as of December last year, about 410,000 people were working nationwide, and about 2600 people have been dismissed due to the influence of the new coronavirus. ..
However, depending on the support organization, there are cases where the recipient company does not report, and it is expected that more trainees will be dismissed.
Mr. Akira Hatete, one of the organizations that sponsored the consultation, "Foreign Technical Intern Trainee Rights Network," said, "I would like to request the country to strengthen the support for trainees who have lost their jobs based on the content of the consultation received. "