As a result of an on-site inspection conducted by the Labor Standards Inspection Office last year at business establishments accepting foreign technical intern trainees, violations related to safety management and illegal overtime work were confirmed at approximately 70% of business establishments. However, I found out in the summary of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
According to the Immigration Bureau of Japan, as of December last year, there were more than 370,000 foreign technical intern trainees working while learning Japanese technology at companies.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare received consultations and reports from trainees, etc., and conducted an on-site inspection by the Labor Standards Inspection Office at 8124 offices nationwide last year.
As a result, it was found that violations of the Labor Standards Act, etc. were confirmed in 5752 business establishments, accounting for 70.8% of the total.
Of these, 24.3% (1974 establishments) ▽ violations related to workplace safety management, etc. ▽ 15.7% (1275 establishments) ▽ violations related to working hours, such as illegal overtime work exceeding the upper limit set by labor and management. The unpaid amount is 15.5% (1261 establishments).
On the other hand, the number of trainees who filed a report with the Labor Standards Inspection Office for correction of unpaid overtime pay was 192, an increase of 85 from the previous year.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, there were cases where people were forced to work overtime at an hourly wage of about 400 yen, which is far below the minimum wage.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said, "There is a possibility that unpaid overtime pay has increased due to the deterioration of corporate management due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection. I want to. "