Year 2021
A Call for a Campaign to Eradicate Wrongdoing related
to the Technical Intern Training Program
National Association for Global & Open Minded Communities(NAGOMi)To Supervising Organization and Implementing Organization Please cooperate with
us to eradicate illegal activities for proper technical intern training
In the past few years, the number of criminal arrests, disappearances, and illegal stays
have increased, especially among Vietnamese, and the technical intern training program
has been severely criticized both at inside and outside of the country. In particular withcorona disaster, there has been an increase in news reports on the plight of foreign
human resources (technical intern trainee, etc.), many of which refer to (1) the harshworking environment, (2) debt upon departure from their home countries, and (3) theabolition of the technical intern training program.
The increase in the number of foreign criminals and disappearances is not only adestabilizing factor for public safety in Japan, but also a problem that has a negative
impact on Japan's security, as it increases the number of foreigners who distrust Japan.
In addition, with the growing international criticism of human rights violations, there
has been a strong international emphasis for "respect for human rights in business". InJapan, an action plan on "Business and Human Rights" was formulated by a liaison
meeting of relevant government ministries and agencies in October last year, which
includes strengthening the protection of the rights of foreign workers and technicalintern trainees.
Furthermore, "E (Environmental), S (Social), and G (Corporate Governance)" investment
has been emphasized but "S" is also an important aspect of how well the company
respects human rights. If the criticism of human rights violations continues, it will havean impact on the survival of the technical intern program itself.
From this kind of circumstance, since its establishment in October last year, NAGOMi
has been explaining to the government, experts, and others the contributions of the1technical intern training program over the past 30 years (see NAGOMi website). At thesame time, we are requesting the Japanese government to strengthen specific measures
to rectify human rights violations, including the strengthening of the Organization forTechnical Intern Training. In addition, supervising organization and implementing
organization need to reaffirm their commitment to the proper use of the technical interntraining program so that technical intern trainees can enjoy a better life in Japan.
In March of this year, the Vietnamese government released the report of the Office ofInspector General. In the report, the government mentioned that the debt had reached$7,000-$8,000, far exceeding the stipulated fee ($3,600 for three years), and that theresponsible parties should be identified and punished. The Vietnamese side has taken
an important step toward rectifying the situation. It is very important to strengthen
cooperation between the Japanese and Vietnamese governments on this matter.
On this occasion, we would like to take this opportunity to urge the Japanese side toeradicate any wrongdoing, and to promote an appropriate technical intern training
program for six months from June to November, starting with a concerted effort by thesupervising organizations and implementing organization involved. We sincerely ask forthe cooperation of all concerned.

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