MORE than 430 Japanese companies will recruit around 1,400 Myanmar workers, according to a statement on demand letters issued by the Myanmar Embassy to Japan.

The embassy has managed timely verifications of demand letters received from the Ministry of Labour via the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it said. It verifies whether labour supervisory companies and factories or companies that offer jobs in Japan are officially established and re-submits its findings and remarks to the Ministry of Labour through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. About 431 demand letters are submitted to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after verification until 11 September 2024. According to the report, up to 430 Japanese companies would offer jobs to more than 300 Myanmar male workers and more than 1,000 Myanmar female workers. The embassy’s statement on 15 October said more than 400 Japanese companies would recruit more than 1,400 Myanmar workers.

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