JAPAN’S MANUFACTURING SECTOR HIRES FOREIGN WORKERS DUE TO AGING POPULATION

Highlights:

• The foreign workers count hits 1,658,804
• Aging population main reason behind hiring foreign laborers

The worker population in Japanese manufacturing industry saw a 13.6 per cent rise of foreign workers as compared to 2018. The total count was calculated to be 1,658,804 in October 2019. This is at odds with the sluggish start that the sector experienced after implementa....