- 2023 -JP-MIRAI
Annual Report

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Association JP-MIRAI

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About JP-MIRAI

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JP-MIRAI Representative Director's message

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JP-MIRAI organizational structure(organizational chart and the number of members)

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JP-MIRAI board members, Advisory Meeting members, etc.

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2023 Review of Activities

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2023 Activities and Major Achievements
1. Information sharing / mutual assistance with migrant workers• JP-MIRAI Portal site
• JP-MIRAI Assist
Activity highlight: JP-MIRAI Assist usage results• JP-MIRAI Safety
Activity highlight:“Campaign to Protect the Human Rights of Migrant Workers”
2. Collaboration in “Business and Human Rights”• Private Company Collaboration Program• JP-MIRAI Field Academy• Support for the overseas supply chains management• Ethical recruitment
3. Mutual learning and public communication• Promotion and support for members' initiatives• Workshops and seminars• Activity highlights: Open forum “Multi-stakeholders' efforts toimprove the work and living environments for migrant workers”
and Exhibition booth at the International Job Fair Tokyo 2023
• PR activities (newsletters, website, media coverage)◼

2024 Activity Plan

Annual Report
Table of Contents

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Copyright © JP-MIRAIAgendaAbout JP-MIRAIJP-MIRAI was established in November 2020 by a group of diverse stakeholders including private companies, local
governments, NPOs, academics, and lawyers, with the aim of earnestly addressing the issues of migrant workers inJapan and responsibly accepting migrant workers to make Japan “a country of choice” for workers around the world.
In June 2023, General Incorporated Association JP-MIRAI was established to strengthen JP-MIRAI's operational
structure.

JP-MIRAI code of conduct

The society we aim forProtecting the rights of migrant workers and improving
their working and living conditions are global issues in
the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) and the United Nations Guiding Principles on“Business and Human Rights”.
As migrant workers play an essential role in Japan’s
economy and society, it is crucial to address theseissues, accept migrant workers responsibly, and makeJapan “a country of choice” for workers around theworld.
We aim to promote inclusive economic growth and asustainable society by supporting decent work for
migrant workers to live safely and healthily.

As members of this platform, we are committed to cooperate with all
stakeholders, including ministries, local governments, relatedorganizations, civil societies, academics, and internationalorganizations to achieve the “Society We Aim For.” Ourcommitments are as follows:
1. We will comply with relevant laws and regulations when
accepting migrant workers.
2. We will prioritize resolving issues by respecting the human rightsof migrant workers and improving their working and living
conditions.
3. We will foster mutual understanding and trust with migrant
workers, both in the workplace and in real-life settings.
4. We will develop the skills of migrant workers, as a way tocontribute to the development and stability of Japan and theinternational community.
5. We will actively promote the initiatives of the platform acrossJapan and around the world.
Besides, we will strive to implement these commitments within ourown organization, we will also actively encourage our supply chain
and related businesses and organizations to do the same.

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Message
Since its establishment in 2020, JP-MIRAI has developed itself as a platform to resolve issues which
migrant workers face, with remarkable support from our partners. In November 2023, we celebrated
our third anniversary, and in June 2023, we integrated JP-MIRAI Voluntary Organization and JPMIRAI Service General Incorporated Association into a new organization, JP-MIRAI General
Incorporated Association, to strengthen our activities.
In addition to the JP-MIRAI Portal and consultation services for migrant workers (JP-MIRAI Assist),
projects we launched in 2023 include Field Academy (which is a study trip to sending countries),
collaboration with the international community, and ethical recruitment (which does not requiremigrant workers to pay fees before arrival in Japan). We also successfully organized numerous
study groups and seminars thanks to our members' cooperation and participation. We are truly
grateful for their continued understanding and support.
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic environment surrounding Japan has changed
significantly for the last three years, and migrant workers have attracted increasing public attention
globally. The Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act of Japan was amended in June
2023, and it is due to be enforced by June 15, 2024. For Japan to achieve and maintain inclusive
economic growth and a sustainable society, it is increasingly important to remain migrant workers'“country of choice.”
At JP-MIRAI, we have set out three new pillars of activities: Information sharing / mutual assistancewith migrant workers, Collaboration in “Business and Human Rights”, and Mutual learning and public
communication, and we will reach out to migrant workers, promote human rights due diligence inbusinesses' supply chains, and implement a variety of programs for multi-stakeholders information
sharing. We hope any of our stakeholders join us in our endeavors, and we very much welcome
your valuable feedback.
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Kimitoshi Yabuki
Chairman of Board
JP-MIRAI General
Incorporated Association

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JP-MIRAI Organizational Structure
Organizational chart and members
Founded as a voluntary organization in November 16, 2020 with 51 organization and individual members, JP-MIRAI had 689 members
as of the end of 2023. On June 1, 2023, we restructured our organization and established JP-MIRAI (General Incorporated Association)
to strengthen our activities. We are working hard to expand and improve our projects to develop programs that many members canparticipate in.
Organizational structure
JP-MIRAI Voluntary Organization

JP-MIRAI General Incorporated Association

Until May 2023

From June 2023

General Assembly (Article 7 of the Charter)

Employees General Assembly

Advisory Group (Article 8 of the Charter)

AuditorCommittee of Experts (Article 9 of the Charter)

Representative Director

Advisory Committee (Article 10 of the Charter)

Board of Directors

Members Forum

Joint Secretariat (Article 12 of the Charter)
JP-MIRAI Services
General Incorporated
Association

Japan International
Cooperation Agency(JICA)

Advisory Meeting

JTB Corporation /Cre-en Inc.
JP-MIRAI Secretariat

No. of members
Businesses

689 organizations
and individuals

191

Industrial associations

9

Supervising organizations,registered support organizations

62

Sending organizations

11

Recruiting companies

46

Local governments

11

Embassy
Lawyers, certified administrative
procedures legal specialists, labor andsocial security attorneys
NPO / NGO

82

Researchers

51

Other individuals

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148

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JP-MIRAI Organizational Structure
Board members and Advisory Meeting members
Structure from January 2023 to the end of May 2023
(Before the establishment of JP-MIRAI General Incorporated Association)
Advisory Group(approved in the General Assembly on December 9, 2022)

Advisory Committee (approved in the General Assembly on July 5, 2022)

Kenryo Tanaka

Secretary General, Federation of Consumer Goods
Industries & Consumer Associations (Seidanren)

Narisue Otsuji

Deputy Director, Regional Bureau, Tokyo Local of Japanese Trade Union
Confederation

Kenichi Tomiyoshi

Vice President, Japan Textile Federation (JTF)

Masato Okamoto

General Manager, Environment, Safety & Quality Assurance Department,
Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd.

Kei Suzuki

Full-time Corporate Auditor, Ryohin Keikaku Co.,Ltd.

Sakon Kuramoto

Lawyer, Business and Human Rights Lawyers Network Japan

Keiichi Ujiie

Deputy Secretary General, Global Compact Network
Japan

Daisuke Kamimura

Former Director, Tokyo Bar Association and ADR (alternative dispute
resolution) Committee

Naomi Kudo

Senior Managing Executive Officer, Originator Co.,
Ltd. / Director, The Japan Association for the
Employment of Foreign Nationals

Hideyuki Hirakawa

Deputy Secretary-General / International Affairs Bureau Director, Japan
Council of Metalworkers' Unions <Observer>

Miwa Yamada

Director-General, Inter-disciplinary Studies Center, Institute of Developing
Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)

Committee of Experts (approved in the General Assembly on December 9, 2022)
Shoichi Ibusuki

Lawyers' Network for Foreign Technical Interns

Hideyuki
Hirakawa

Deputy Secretary-General / International Affairs
Bureau Director, Japan Council of Metalworkers'
Unions <Observer>

Miwa Yamada

Director-General, Inter-disciplinary Studies
Center, Institute of Developing Economies,
Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)

Oussouby
Sacko

Former President, Kyoto Seika University (fromMali)

Masao Manjome

Professor, Tokai University

Phi Hoa

CEO, ONE-VALUE Inc. (from Vietnam)

Narisue Otsuji

Deputy Director, Regional Bureau, Tokyo Local
of Japanese Trade Union Confederation

Advisory Group, Committee of Experts, and Advisory Committee, which were established in JP-MIRAI Voluntary Organization under the Charter, werereorganized to form an Advisory Meeting in June 2023 when the new organization, JP-MIRAI General Incorporated Association, was established.
(Please see the following page for Advisory Meeting members.)

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June 1, 2023 After the establishment of JP-MIRAI General Incorporated Association
Advisory Meeting members

Board members (As of December 2023)
Chairman of
Board

Board Member

Kimitoshi
Yabuki

Former President, Tokyo Bar
Association / Partner, Yabuki
Law Office

Akira Isawa

Director, Japan Leading
Edge Foundation (JLEF) /International Advisor, Ministryof Health, Labour andWelfare / Executive Director,
Japan ILO Kyogikai

YosukeOkuyamaDirector of Overseas Labor
Management Office, Toyota
Motor Corporation

Kenichi
Shishido

Special Advisor to President,
Japan International
Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Nobuyuki Miyaji

Executive Officer, Seven & i
Holdings Co., Ltd.

Board Member

Hideaki Yahiro

Executive Director, Services
for the Health in Asian &African Regions (SHARE)

Auditor

MasaichiNakamura

Certified public accountant

Board Member

Board Member
Board Member

Kenryo Tanaka

Secretary General, Federation of Consumer Goods
Industries & Consumer Associations (Seidanren)

Kenichi Tomiyoshi

Vice President, Japan Textile Federation (JTF)

Kei Suzuki

Full-time Corporate Auditor, Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd.

Keiichi Ujiie

Deputy Secretary General, Global Compact Network
Japan

Naomi Kudo

Senior Managing Executive Officer, Originator Co., Ltd. /Director, The Japan Association for the Employment of
Foreign Nationals

Shoichi Ibusuki

Lawyers' Network for Foreign Technical Interns

Miwa Yamada

Director-General, Inter-disciplinary Studies Center,
Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade
Organization (JETRO)

Masao Manjome

Professor, Tokai University

Narisue Otsuji

Deputy Director, Regional Bureau, Tokyo Local ofJapanese Trade Union Confederation

Hideyuki Hirakawa

Deputy Secretary-General / International Affairs Bureau
Director, Japan Council of Metalworkers' Unions<Observer>

Oussouby Sacko

Former President, Kyoto Seika University (from Mali)

Phi Hoa

CEO, ONE-VALUE Inc. (from Vietnam)

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2023 Review of Activities

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2023 Activities and Major Achievements
2023 Activities Overview
In 2023, the EU and international organizations made progress in their efforts toaddress “Business and Human Rights”. In Japan, the human rights of migrant
workers attracted public attention as academics and experts held meetings toreview the framework for Technical Intern Training and Specified Skills Workers
programs.
The UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights commended “JP-MIRAIAssist” in its end of mission statement during its country visit to Japan (inAugust). In addition to this, JP-MIRAI's initiatives were promoted at an event

organized at the ASEAN-Japan Special Meeting of Justice Ministers (in July), as
well as at the United Nations “Forum on Business and Human Rights” (held in
Geneva in November) and the Issara Global Forum (held in Bangkok in
November), and its international visibility was increased as a result.
The organizational structure was changed and improved in June 2023, with the
integration of Secretariat into JP-MIRAI Secretariat and the establishment of theBoard of Directors consisting of seven directors and the Advisory Meeting
consisting of 13 experts. We also received financial assistance from businesses
and grants from dormant deposits as well as contributions from JICA.

Main activities
1. Information
sharing / mutual
assistance with
migrant workers

2. Collaboration in“Business andHuman Rights”

Major achievements⚫ Improved the basic infrastructure tools for the JP-MIRAI⚫ JP-MIRAI portal site

portal. Developed a new function (JP-MIRAI Safety).

⚫ JP-MIRAI Assist⚫ Steadily increased the number of issues consulted at JP-⚫ JP-MIRAI Friends⚫ JP-MIRAI Safety (from June 2023)⚫ Private Company Collaboration Program⚫ JP-MIRAI Field Academy (Study trip)⚫ Support for the overseas supply chains management⚫ Initiative to ensure ethical recruitment

MIRAI Assist. Identified lessons learned from theconsultations.
⚫ Launched the Private Company Collaboration Program to

expand pilot programs and manage supply chains(participated by 17 companies and targeted at about 10,000
people)⚫ Enhanced alliances with RBA and Issara and otherpartnerships to expand activities.
⚫ Effectively organized workshops, subcommittees, and3. Mutual learningand public
communication⚫ Promotion of mutual learning⚫ Promotion of and support for JP-MIRAI members' initiatives⚫ Public Relations in Japan and abroad

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seminars that were in line with various stakeholders'initiatives and interests.
⚫ Increased domestic and international visibility by working
with overseas partners and jointly organizing events withinternational organizations.

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JP-MIRAI portal site
To provide information about living and working in Japan that foreign nationals working in Japan find helpful, and to listen to them andreflect their views in our activities, JP-MIRAI launched the JP-MIRAI portal site in March 2022, followed by the smartphone app in July
2022. They are both available in nine languages. In 2023, we posted 28 articles in Japanese and 73 articles in multi-languages and 11
new educational videos, reaching 233,140 PVs and 1,348 user registrations (a total of 2,732 user registrations).

USEFULINFORMATION

Highlights of new portal site content 2023

We posted a range of videos that
help foreign nationals to get toknow the attractiveness of theareas where they live and work.

We added simple and yet useful
information to make their lives
easier.

We posted employment
information they should know
about to receive the welfare andbenefits they are legally entitled to.

JP-MIRAI Friends
In August 2022, we started “JP-MIRAI Friends” as a communication site that brings together Japanesepeople that want to help foreign nationals and those who unfortunately have not made Japanese friends.
The goal is to build a network between foreign nationals and supporters in their neighborhood. Networking
events and workshops were held three times in FY2023 (February 7, 8, and 14). * JP-MIRAI Friends wasoperated with the “Emergency Support and Grant for Response to COVID-19” until February 2023.

We plan to further enhance communication by working with a new project, JP-MIRAI Supporters Program.

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Activity 1. Information sharing / mutual assistance with migrant workers
JP-MIRAI Assist
CONSULTATIONSERVICEWe offer “JP-MIRAI Assist”, a consultation service for foreign nationals living in Japan. It was launched in May 2022, and we started
to offer full-scale remedy and consultation services in 2023. Our consultation areas range from labor to lifestyle, education, medicalcare and welfare, and we also provide attendant support on an ongoing basis for those who are facing complex or challenging
issues. We seek assistance from external support organizations as and when needed, and work closely with experts, such as
lawyers and certified administrative procedures legal specialists, to deal with residence status issues and offer legal advice.
The app is available in nine languages, and consultations by email, chat, and telephone are available in 21 languages.

Email
Telephone
Chat
Tue to Sat
10:00 to18:00

Foreignnationals

JP-MIRAI Assist
Consultation teams• Consultation team
• Attendant support team
• Professional consultation team
• ADR teamConsultation,
Coordination

Private Company
Collaboration program
participating companies
Solutions offered inpartnership with JP-MIRAI

Languages (app)Simple Japanese, English,
Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese,Indonesian, Tagalog, Burmese,and Vietnamese* Consultations available in 21
languages

Professional organizations(Interpreters, support organizations,Japan International Exchange Association,
governments, public bodies)

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HIGHLIGHT
JP-MIRAI Assist usage results
No. of people seeking
consultation: 319

No. of consultations (*1):
1,890

Languages

Types of consultation

Indonesian2%

Spanish2%

Other languages
7% (mainly Hindi
and Nepali)

Tagalog0%

Tax / Social
insurance
6%

Residency
7%
Medical care /Welfare13%

Vietnamese
23%Japanese
46%

Portuguese
3%
Burmese3%
English12%
Chinese2%

n = 1,890 (No. of consultations)

Labor
36%
Lifestyle36%

Education2%n = 2,122 (No. of issues consulted)

No. of issues consulted (*2):
2,122
Breakdown of “Residency”

No.

%

Entering/Exiting Japan

9

6%

Changing status of residence

87

58.4%

Status of residence and other issues

53

35.6%

Breakdown of “Lifestyle”

No.

%

Domestic problems

187

24.6%

Consumer problems / Housing / Cell
phone contracts, etc.

60

7.9%

Civil cases

58

7.6 %

Breakdown of “Labor”

No%

Termination of employment contracts

33

4.3%

Wages

175

22.9%

Harassment / Human relations

286

37.4%

Period: January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023 n = 1,890 (No. of consultations (No. of consultation records))*1 The number of consultations refers to the number of times persons were dealt with and the number of times adjustments were made with relevant organizations to offer attendant support.
*2 The number of issues consulted refers to the count of issues; when one consultation encompasses multiple issues (e.g., residence and labor, etc.), it is counted as multiple issues.

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JP-MIRAI Safety
Background

How to use JP-MIRAI Safety

We launched “JP-MIRAI Safety” in June 2023. It is an online tool thatallows migrant workers to perform a self-evaluation, by answering
simple questions, to find out whether they are subjected to serious
human rights violations while they live and work in Japan.

(1) For migrant workers working for participating companiesor their affiliated companies

With JP-MIRAI Safety, we aim to provide support to as many migrant
workers faced with problems as possible and to understand theirsituations to improve their work and living environments and makerecommendations.

Concept➢ By answering simple questions that take about five to ten minutes,
migrant workers can check whether they are subjected to forced labor,
violence, or any other human rights violations or serious violations oflaws in their work and/or living environments.

SELF
DIAGNOSIS→The tool is used for companies' human rights due diligence.
Data is aggregated for each employer on data aggregation dates and regularly
fed back to participating companies to be used to improve their human rights
initiatives. (The utmost care is given to the protection of workers.)* App version(2) For other migrant workers→We encourage as many migrant workers as possible to use the tool so that
we can offer a remedy service to those who are having problems.
* App version, web version
Excerpted from the JP-MIRAI Safety app➢ The questions are related to international conventions governing thehuman rights of migrant workers, such as abolition of forced labor andhuman trafficking, and human rights that are more likely to be violated.
➢ If a migrant worker puts a check to the question about an issue that
may be classified as a human rights issue or a serious violation oflaws, a link to the relevant explanation will be displayed so that the
migrant worker becomes aware that he/she is in an inappropriate
environment.
➢ If a migrant worker thinks that he/she may be having a problem,
he/she can contact “JP-MIRAI Assist” to seek advice. It is a freeconsultation service for foreign nationals and available in their native
languages.

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HIGHLIGHT
Campaign to Protect the Human Rights of Migrant Workers
We organized a campaign to protect the human rights of migrant workers by working with economic organizations, labor organizations, NPOs, and local governments.
The campaign was designed to encourage as many migrant workers as possible to use “JP-MIRAI Safety” (web version) and to urge those who were having problems touse our consultation service (JP-MIRAI Assist: JICA lot) so that we could offer them a remedy service.
1. Campaign period: September to November 2023
2. Cooperating organizations
Support from:

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Ministry of Economy,
Trade and Industry, Immigration Services Agency, Japanese Trade Union Federation(JTUC-RENGO), Keidanren (Japan Business Federation)

Cooperation from: Japan Association for the Employment of Foreign Nationals, CINGA (Citizen's Network for
Global Activities), Adovo NPO
3. PR activities(1) Created flyers (for cooperating organizations and for migrant workers) and posters (for cooperatingorganizations).
(2) Distributed flyers through cooperating organizations and at events: 18 events (FRESC, JICA domestic
offices, members' organizations, job fairs, etc.)(3) Social media: Carried out PR activities through consultation services provided by cooperatingorganizations on social media, posted content on Facebook.
(4) Issued press releases. Sent brief messages on the JP-MIRAI website and in JP-MIRAI event bulletins.

4. Launch event: August 30 (online)
Speakers: Commissioner, Immigration Services Agency
Director General, Bureau of General Campaign Promotion,
Japanese Trade Union Federation (JTUC-RENGO)
SDGs General Manager, Keidanren (Japan Business Federation)
Owner, Myanmar Asia Restaurant “Golden Bagan”
Multicultural coordinator,
CINGA (Citizen's Network for Global Activities)
5. No. of JP-MIRAI Safety users
No. of visits: 331 No. of users: 201 No. of respondents: 3

Momo san,owner ofGoldenBagan“I find this tool very useful
because you can use theconsultation service with yourpersonal data protected. I'd liketo promote it to foreigners.”

Note: Migrant workers employed by Private Company Collaboration Program participating companies and their affiliated companies are not included in this campaign as they are provided support in the program.

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Activity 2. Collaboration in "Business and Human Rights"< On a pilot basis from May 2022 to April 2023 (for a year) >On a full-scale basis from May 2023 (to be continued in FY2024)

Private Company Collaboration Program

Human rights initiatives in line with international standards has been an important corporate responsibility. Companies employing foreign nationals andbrand holders using their products or services have a huge responsibility to take steps for human rights initiatives. JP-MIRAI works with businesses to addressand deal with the issues such as supply chain management and ethical recruitment, that are difficult for individual companies alone to address.

Services we offer
1.

2.

3.

Grievance mechanism (also available for workers in companies in supply chains)
We offer support for migrant workers working in the domestic supply chains of participating companies to use our free consultation
services to receive solutions to their problems. If they have a dispute with their employers, we use (offer support for) the Tokyo Bar
Association's specialized ADR service for foreign nationals.
Support for human rights due diligence (Risks of companies in supply chains can also be identified)
Migrant workers working in the domestic supply chains of participating companies answer questions on the app (available in ninelanguages). They will be made aware of human rights violation risks and guided to the support they need. Risk information (with nopersonal information included) will be fed back to participating companies.
Mutual learning
We provide support for participating companies and supply chain companies through training programs, advice and guidance fromadvisors and lawyers, and experience sharing among participants.

Support we offer
for companies'
initiatives

How our services work

JP-MIRAI General Incorporated Association
Report(human rights violation risks,
serious incidents)

Remediation
ReportJP-MIRAI portal site
Provides useful and correct information
about living and working in Japan tomigrant workers in nine languages
before and after their arrival in Japan.

Providefeedback,
verify facts

Supplier companies

JP-MIRAI Safety< employers >JP-MIRAI Assist(1) Consultation services(2) Accompanying support

Human rights risk self diagnosis tool

AccessMigrant workers andJapanese workers working in
supplier companies

Use various services on
the portal site (app)◼ Other initiatives companies are expected to undertake byinternational conventions(1) Private Employment Agencies Convention (ILO C181) (e.g.
Private employment agencies shall not charge any fees orcosts to workers.)

17 participating companies in 2023
(in Japanese syllabary order)

Agreement / Contract

Participatingcompanies(brand holders)

Corporate responsibility◼ Based on the United Nations Guiding Principles on Businessand Human Rights(1) Formulate a human rights policy(2) Undertake human rights due diligence(3) Develop a grievance mechanism(4) Responsibility to protect the human rights of workers working in
supply chains(3) Grievance mechanism
Provides support when using the Tokyo Bar Association's specialized ADR (alternative
dispute resolution) service.

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AmazonAjinomoto Co., Inc.
Isuzu Motors Limited
Kao Corporation
Suntory Holdings Limited
SUBARU CORPORATION
Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.
TOYOTA ENTERPRISE INC.
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATIONTOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
Toyota Tsusho Corporation
Nissui Corporation
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.
MITSUBISHI ESTATE CO., LTD.
Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd.
Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd.

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JP-MIRAI Field Academy (study trip)
We organized study trips to Vietnam and Indonesia for our JP-MIRAI members. The purpose of this program was to help the members gain a better understanding of the current process ofrecruiting young people wishing to come to Japan for work and challenges facing the recruitment process, through opinion sharing with organizations that send workers to Japan and dialog
with technical intern trainees who are before arrival in Japan and after return to their home countries. The program is also intended to encourage the members to make effective use of theinsights they have gained to improve their future initiatives to host migrant workers.

VietnamIndonesia

Hanoi⚫ Schedule
Pre-tour workshop (July 18)
Tour (July 24 to 29)●Vinh (Nghe An)
Post-tour workshop (August 31)●Ha Tinh
Debriefing (held online on September 6)⚫ No. of participants: 11 people from 9 organizations⚫ Places visited
Hanoi: Japanese Embassy, JICA Vietnam Office, LOD/Haiphong (sendingorganization), Polytechnic College of Engineering and Technology
CTECH, Hanoi University of Industry, Department of Overseas Labour,
Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, Vietnam Association of
Manpower Supply, ILO, IOM, UNDP
Nghe An: Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs in Nghe An Province,
Thanh Do (sending organization)
Ha Tinh: NPO Ha Tinh OHEDAS, Thasenco Japanese language school,
Department of Foreign Affairs / Department of Labour, Invalids and Social
Affairs / Department of Education and Training in Ha Tinh Province
The participants said it was very informative to listen to what local people had to say about issues
such as high fees and employment opportunities after return to Vietnam.

⚫ Schedule
Pre-tour workshop (November 20)
Tour (November 26 to December 1)
Post-tour workshop (December 19)

JakartaBekasi

Karawang
SubangSumedung(Debriefing (January 16, 2024))
Bandung⚫ No. of participants:
10 people from 7 organizations⚫ Places visited
Jakarta: Japanese Embassy, BP2MI, Indonesia Sending Organization Association,
Vocational Training Bureau, Ministry of Manpower, ILO, JETRO, JICA
Indonesia Office
Karawang: Ikapeksi Bersatu Membangun Negeri
Bekasi:National Vocational Training Center, IM Japan (sending organization)
Subang: Hamaren Training Center (sending organization)
Bandung: National Vocational Training Center, Sundagaiya (sending organization)
Sumedung: Tandjung Sari Agricultural High School⚫ Participated in the Human Resources Forum jointly organized by Indonesia's
Ministry of Labor and JICA on November 28.

During the visits, the participants had discussions that could result in their organizations' specificinitiatives.

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Support for the management of overseas supply chains

Opinion sharing with international partners
In 2023, we continued to share views and ideas about the management ofoverseas supply chains with international partners in response to numerous
requests from our member companies.
(1) Issara Institute: We have shared views and ideas with the Issara Institutesince November 2021. In October 2023, we entered into an alliance (and a
Non-disclosure Agreement) with the institute and subsequently received
information on specific initiatives from the institute. In 2024, we will consider
the framework of a grievance mechanism with businesses wishing to use thegrievance mechanism.
(2) International Organization for Migration (IOM): We explored the possibilityof using the Migration, Business, and Human Rights (MBHR (CREST))
initiative, which has been undertaken by IOM since January 2023.

Partnership agreement with the Issara Institute⚫ Background
The Issara Institute is an international NGO established to support migrant
workers working mainly in Thailand and Malaysia. We entered into a
partnership agreement with the institute as we expected significant benefits
from the partnership.
⚫ Partnership period: Three years from October 24, 2023
⚫ Partnership description:
1. Promoting ethical recruitment of migrant workers in Japan.
2. Providing support for migrant workers in Japan (for human rights due
diligence and a grievance mechanism).
3. Providing support for Japanese companies in implementing business andhuman rights initiatives in the management of overseas supply chains.
4. Promoting the use of data, information and learning.

Enhanced partnership with international partners

Partnership agreement with RBA⚫ BackgroundTo promote efforts to comply with international standards, we entered into a
partnership memorandum of understanding with the Responsible Business
Alliance (RBA), the world’s largest business and human rights network
consisting of over 230 brand holders in the electronics, automobile, and retailindustries.
⚫ Partnership period: Two years from October 2023
⚫ Partnership description:
1. Building capacity of companies and suppliers hiring workers.
2. Promoting human rights due diligence and responsible recruitment.
3. Collecting data and conducting research studies.
4. Communicating with policy makers.

The partnership memorandum of understanding with Issara Institute was signed at the anniversary
seminar on October 24, 2023.

Related event: Issara Institute Global Forum 2023
The Issara Institute organized the Issara Institute Global Forum 2023 in Bangkok from
November 8 to 10, 2023, where about 150 people from governments, sendingorganizations, and NGOs in Myanmar and Nepal as well as Thailand and Malaysia
attended. JP-MIRAI made a presentation on its collaboration with the Issara Instituteand its portal site for migrant workers and grievance mechanism (JP-MIRAI Assist)and networked with many stakeholders.
In 2024, we plan to organize study trips (Field Academy) to Myanmar and Nepal byusing this network.

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The 2023 Vietnam-Japan Human Resource Development Exchange
Forum: Optimizing human resource exchange - Meeting international
recruitment standards

Ethical recruitment
Zero Fee Subcommittee
Since its establishment in November 2022, the Zero Fee Subcommittee has met
to discuss the progress of its initiatives.

Vietnam-Japan Fair and Ethical Recruitment Initiative (VJ-FERI)
The Vietnamese government amended its legislation in 2020 to address the
problem of high fees charged to workers before their departure for Japan(approximately 650,000 yen according to the Immigration Services Agency). The
amendment was designed to ensure that workers are not charged any fees if their
host companies in Japan pay necessary fees and costs. However, the Vietnamese
government points out that no significant improvements have been made as there
are so many issues surrounding the stakeholders, which include some sendingorganizations’ failure to comply with the law, payments to brokers, which arebanned by the law, supervising organizations’ demand for kickbacks or hospitality,and host companies’ lack of understanding of the situation.
In the Vietnam-Japan Fair and Ethical Recruitment Initiative (VJ-FERI), which isdesigned to protect technical intern trainees and specified skilled workers, theguidelines that must be observed by sending organizations, supervisingorganizations, and host companies will be established and monitored.
JP-MIRAI will register and provide training for companies and organizations andperform monitoring.
Support for thezero fee policy

Vietnam government

Implementing
organizations
 Monitors, audits, and provides guidance
to sending organizations.

 Registers and audits supervising organizations and host companies.
 Monitors migrant workers (on an app and through interviews).

(Registered) sending organizations(Registered) supervisingorganizations

Actors Comply with Code of Conduct (CoC)and laws and regulations.
 Will not require workers to pay nonstatutory fees (Eliminate brokers).

 Comply with laws and regulations andguidelines. (Will not accept kickbacks or
non-contracted services from sendingorganizations.)(Registered) host companies
 Comply with laws and regulations andrespect human rights.
 Use registered sending organizations
and supervising organizations.
 Pay legitimate fees and costs.

The 2023 Vietnam-Japan Human Resource Development Exchange Forum washeld at an international meeting hall in Hanoi to commemorate the 50th
anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and
Vietnam and was attended by around 220 people including online participants.
The event was organized by JICA and co-sponsored by the Vietnam Associationof Manpower Supply (VAMAS), ILO Viet Nam, and the Japan International
Friendship Association (JIFA). Over 20 media outlets from Japan and Vietnam
were also present at the event. There was significant interest in Vietnam as theevent was covered by TV media and approximately 35 published articles.
It was agreed at the forum
that workers should be
recruited for appropriate
fees, and the framework of
VJ-FERI supported by thefive parties: the Vietnamese
government, VAMAS, ILO,
JICA, and JP-MIRAI wasapproved.

Symposium: No fees should be charged in Vietnam before departure
for Japan - Undertaking the Vietnam-Japan Fair and EthicalRecruitment Initiative (VJ-FERI)
Following the establishment of the framework of VJ-FERI, a symposium was heldin Japan on September 22 and attended by 123 people. A senior vice president of
JICA and the chairman of VAMAS each gave an opening speech, followed by a
key speech delivered by an ILO official and a representative of Vietnam’s
Department of Overseas Labor. At a panel discussion, a representative of asending organization, a representative of a supervising organization, a
representative of a private sector company, and an ILO representative discussed
the importance of the zero fee policy from their respective perspective.

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Activity 3. Mutual learning and public communication

Promotion and support for members’ initiatives
JP-MIRAI members submit an annual activity plan and a semi-annual activity report in accordance with the JP-MIRAI Code of Conduct. Some of members’plans and reports are shared on the members-only page and members’ good practices page on our website and at activity debriefing sessions with the aimof achieving mutual learning among the members, offering solutions to their challenges, and improving the living and working conditions for migrant workers.
1. Activity plans and activity reports submitted by members• 48 activity reports for the second half of FY2022 were submitted by organization andindividual members in April 2023.
(21 activity reports were published on the members-only page.)• 71 activity plans for FY2023 were submitted by organization and individual
members.
(30 activity plans were published on the members-only page.)• 28 activity reports for the first half of FY2023 were submitted by organization andindividual members in November 2023.
(11 activity reports were published on the members-only page.)
2. Members’ good practices in complying with the Code of Conduct
January
No. 13: TEIJIN FRONTIER CO., LTD.
No. 14: Okinawa International Exchange & Human Resources
Development Foundation
No. 15: Saga Prefectural Government
March
No. 16: Mr. Saichi Kurematsu
No. 17: Iwata International Communications Association
April
No. 18: Mr. Tsutomu Komoda
May
No. 19: Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd.
No. 20: Kayama Kogyo Co., Ltd.

4. Members Forum• Date: November 24, 2023
• Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center Hamamatsucho-Kan• Theme: “JP-MIRAI’s third anniversary – JP-MIRAI’s past and the next three years”• Program(1) JP-MIRAI’s performance for the last three years and proposed medium-term
plan, Kenichi Shishido (JP-MIRAI)(2) Opinion sharing
Commentators: Mr. Saichi Kurematsu (CO-OP Aichi), Mr. Bhupal Man Shrestha(Everest International School Japan), Mr. Nozomu Yamauchi (Meiji Holdings
Co., Ltd.), Mr. Nobuyuki Ninomiya (Japanese Consumers’ Co-operative Union),
Ms. Emi Akiyama (Cre-en Inc.)
31 organizations and individuals participated in the forum, and the commentators
shared their expectations of JP-MIRAI from various perspectives.

3. Members’ activity debriefing session• Activity debriefing session for the second half of FY2022 held on July 20, 2023
Presenting organizations
Yasuragi Fukushikai
Total Support Consulting Japan Co., Ltd.
PACIFIC RESOURCE EXCHANGE CENTER (PREX)
Murata Machinery, Ltd.

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initiatives that are aligned with thetechnical intern training program andforeign migrant workers’ situations andto provide information from various
stakeholders’ perspectives.

JP-MIRAI is also expected bybusinesses to play a pivotal role inaddressing and dealing with the issues
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Workshops and seminars
In FY2023, we again organized a range of workshops and seminars on business and human rights and the integration of migrant workers for members andnon-members who are interested in properly hosting migrant workers in an effort for Japan to be a “country of choice.” A total of about 1,400 people
attended these events both in person and online.
1. JP-MIRAI, local governments and Japan International Exchange Association
workshops
The following workshops tailored to meet local governments’ needs were organized.
Session 3: “Strategy for hosting foreign talent - Mimasaka City’s case study” (January
18)
Session 4: “Specified skills and integration into local communities as seen in a model
project” (April 24)
Session 5: “Hosting Mongolian talent for medium- to long-term migration andintegration - Nagaoka City’s initiatives and challenges” (September 1)
Session 6: “JCIE research report - Local governments’ new movements and how to
overcome challenges” (October 25)
2. JP-MIRAI Gatherings
The following JP-MIRAI Gatherings were organized for members to network and freely
share views and ideas with each other.

⚫ Seminars for the reform of the technical intern trainee program and the specified
skills worker program(1) Urgent seminar “How will the technical workers hosting system change?” (for membersonly) (May 23)(2) “Follow-up seminar for the reform of the technical intern trainee program and thespecified skills worker program” (December 15)⚫ Japan Federation of Labor and Social Security Attorney’s Associations and JP-MIRAI“Possibility of collaboration in the proper hosting of migrant workers” (February 21)⚫ “Financial services and education for migrant workers” (October 15)⚫ First Business and Human Rights seminars(1) “What are Business and Human Rights?” (July 14)(2) “Improving the work environment for migrant workers – Specific case studies”(August 25)(3) Face-to-face workshop (November 2)

Session 1: “Let’s discuss the migrant workers hosting scheme!” (February 16)
Session 2: “Let’s think about living alongside migrant workers through interaction in
the local community! - Case study of Indian people living in Edogawa
Ward in Tokyo and Katsuyama City in Fukui Prefecture” (March 17)
Session 3: “Find out what’s happening in Vietnam today – For reciprocal and equalpeople-to-people exchanges” (May 11)
3. Seminars, etc.

4. Other jointly organized events

The following seminars were organized to promote members’ understanding.

⚫ Migrant workers survey report meeting (February 17)⚫ Explanatory meeting for the pilot project of developing Madagascan agricultural
workers through employment in Japan” jointly organized by JICA and JP-MIRAI (June20)⚫ “Multiculturalism symposium 2023 - Thinking about an inclusive society from casestudies in Kyushu” jointly organized by JICA Kyushu and JP-MIRAI (October 30)

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HIGHLIGHT

Workshops and seminars

PR activities

Open forum “Multi-stakeholders’ efforts to improve the work andliving environments for migrant workers”

Exhibition booth at the International Job Fair Tokyo 2023

In 2022, JP-MIRAI launched the Migrant Workers Consultation and Remedy Pilot Project
to provide support for companies in their Business and Human Rights initiatives, and in
2023 we started the Collaborative Program to provide comprehensive support tocompanies. At this forum attended by a total of 111 people both in person and online, we
invited companies responsibly hosting workers, local governments, and NGOs for apanel discussion.

JP-MIRAI took part in the International Job Fair Tokyo 2023 and set up a joint
exhibition booth with our six member organizations that support foreign nationals
living in Japan and carry out communication activities. At the booth, we bothcommunicated our initiatives to visitors.

⚫ Date and time:
Friday, May 19, 2023 at 16:00
to 17:30⚫ Venue: JICA Ichigaya Building
International Conference Hall
(also streamed)⚫ Program(1) Organizer’s opening speech: Kimitoshi Yabuki, Chairman of Board, JP-MIRAI General
Incorporated Association(2) Guest of honor speech: Mr. Yoshinori Takazawa, Director, Human Rights andHumanitarian Affairs Division, Foreign Policy Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs(attended online)(3) JP-MIRAI activity highlights: JP-MIRAI Secretariat(4) Panel discussion: In-depth discussion on what Japan and JP-MIRAI should do now
Speakers (in random order):Mr. Kenichi Tomiyoshi, Vice President/Secretary General, Japan Textile Federation (JTF)
Mr. Hideaki Yahiro, Executive Director, Services for the Health in Asian & African Regions(SHARE)
Mr. Yoshitaka Komiyama, Director, Foreign National Empowerment, Gender Equality andHarmonious Society Promotion, Yamanashi Prefecture Government
Mr. Masato Oshika, Senior Partner, ESG Promotion Department, ESG Division, Kao
Corporation (attended via video recording)Moderator: Kenichi Shishido, JP-MIRAI Secretariat⚫ Date: November 24 and 25, 2023
⚫ Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center Hamamatsucho-Kan
Joint exhibitors (in random order)
NHK World - JapanNHK Federation
Services for the Health in Asian & African Regions (SHARE)KOKORO (collaborative project between the Union of Vietnamese associations inJapan and The Mainichi Newspapers Co., Ltd.)
Adovo NPO (student volunteer group supporting foreign nationals)
ProMaman (global social media site for women and mothers)
About 370 people visited the JP-MIRAI exhibition booth. We introduced the JP-MIRAI
Portal site and JP-MIRAI Safety to foreign students and job seekers, and tocompanies, we introduced the Private Company Collaboration Program, which is acomprehensive program that addresses the human rights of foreign migrant workers
working in supply chains.
JP-MIRAI’s exhibition booth

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PR activities
JP-MIRAI website updated

JP-MIRAI newsletters
JP-MIRAI distributes a monthly newsletter to its members. In FY2023, we continued toprovide a range of information, including interviews about Business and Human
Rights, book reviews, and JP-MIRAI’s activities.

Interview highlights
Interviewee (at the time of publication)

Interview subject

Mr. Sakon Kuramoto
JP-MIRAI Advisory Committee member
Attorney registered in Japan
Attorney registered in the State of New York, USA

Impact of the EU corporate
sustainability due diligence directive
on Japanese companies

Ms. Tomoko Hasegawa
Managing Director, Keidanren (Japan Business
Federation)

Keidanren’s business and humanrights initiatives and its expectationsof JP-MIRAI

Ms. Hitomi Akiyama
Deputy Director, Political Affairs Bureau, UA
ZensenUA Zensen’s initiatives for businessand human rights and migrant
workers

Mr. Keiichi Ujiie
JP-MIRAI Advisory Group member
Deputy Director General,
Global Compact Network Japan (GCNJ)

GCNJ’s business and human rights
initiatives

Mr. Yusei Naruse
Film director“En no shita no immigre” a film
about a technical intern trainee

JP-MIRAI’s website was completely updated in April.
The website is now easier to navigate, and with the expansion of our activities, itoffers much more information about what we do, such as the Private Company
Collaboration Program and JP-MIRAI Safety. Pages in English have also been
increased to provide comprehensive information as we more frequently work in
partnership with international organizations.

Media coverage
JP-MIRAI’s activities were featured in various media outlets.

Media coverage highlights
Media nameCoverage date

Coverage description

The Chunichi
ShimbunJanuary 10

Mr. Kurematsu received an Outstanding Award inrecognition of his efforts to support foreign trainees.
JP-MIRAI activity debriefing session

The Yomiuri
ShimbunFebruary 6

Companies’ responsibility to protect human rights,
Do not allow suppliers to unfairly treat workers,
human rights due diligence initiatives becoming
widespread.

NHK WorldJapanMay 12The JP-MIRAI Portal was featured in “Living inJapan.”

JP-MIRAI event bulletins
We provide timely information in our weekly bulletin, which include events organized
by JP-MIRAI that are for members only or open to the public, events organized byother organizations about the responsible hosting of migrant workers, and articles
published on our website.

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Medium-term business plan
The number of migrant workers is expected to increase dramatically for Japan’s socioeconomic development. JP-MIRAI remains committed to working
hard to eliminate all challenges faced by migrant workers by 2030. JP-MIRAI has operated for three years, and we consider the next three years (2024
to 2026) as an expansion phase where we will continue our efforts in the direction outlined below. (The direction was agreed upon at the Members’
Forum 2023.)

Basic policy

Medium-term goal (2024 to 2026）
1. Information
sharing / mutual
assistance with
migrant workers

2. Collaboration in
Business andHuman Rights

Provide information and support for as many
migrant workers as possible to leave no one
behind.
◼ JP-MIRAI Portal: Aim to increase the number of users to

one million.
◼ Continue JP-MIRAI Assist, JP-MIRAI Safety, etc.

Improve and expand the Collaborative Programfor human rights DD and remedy.
◼ Collaborative Program: 50 companies (Target workers:

100,000)◼ Develop a SME training program and a certification

system.

3. Mutual learningand public
communication

Offer programs that facilitate the participation ofmulti-stakeholders and improve public
communication.
◼ Increase the visibility of JP-MIRAI and its members’

initiatives.

Increase membership, improve the structure of
the Secretariat, and secure financial stability.

Organizational
structure◼ Membership: 2,000◼ Achieve business stability. (Develop a medium-term

management plan.)

1. Foster closer connections with foreign communities: (1) Establish a JP-MIRAI Supporter
Program. (2) Enhance collaboration with other organizations.
2. Make our activities more visible overseas and collaborate with others: Cooperate withinternational organizations, governments of sending countries, etc. (JICA's cooperation).
3. Improve systems: Expand content based on migrant workers' needs and improve systems forbetter accessibility.

1. Provide support for suppliers: Include basic materials, e.g. the basics of BHR (thesignificance of SC management), explanations of guideline, descriptions of JP-MIRAI, in the
Collaborative Program. Facilitate self learning through the introduction of LMS.
2. Collaborate with overseas organizations: Work with UN agencies, RBA, Issara Institute,
JICA, etc. to address initiatives that are sought after by businesses, e.g. overseas SC
management, zero fee initiatives.
3. Provide support for SMEs: Provide learning content, e.g. easy-to-understand videos, toencourage SMEs to obtain certification.
1. Promote members’ activities: Abolish members’ regular reports and focus on collecting andsharing members’ good practices.
2. Workshops and seminars: Focus on introductory sessions to increase participation andsessions that leverage JP-MIRAI’s strengths along with other timely topics. Shift to video
streaming depending on the content.
3. Disseminate information: Launch an improved website (including English pages). Review
social media sites.
1. Membership: Continue to offer free memberships as the number of members is also important.
Continue to perform eligibility screening.
2. Secretariat’s structure: Improve the structure of the Secretariat by gradually undertaking
projects in-house and hiring and training specialist staff in order to accumulate expertise.
3. Secure financial stability: Increase project income (from the Collaborative Program),
advertising, and contracted projects, secure government grants and donations, and continue toreceive JICA support (for non-profit projects).

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1. Information
sharing / mutual
assistance with
migrant workers

2. Collaboration inbusiness andhuman rights

3. Mutual learningand public
communication

Common pillar
Organizational
structure

Activities

Major achievements

1-1. JP-MIRAI Portal (including JP-MIRAI Friends)
1-2. JP-MIRAI Safety
1-3. JP-MIRAI Assist
1-4. JP-MIRAI Supporters Program (new)Strengthen outreach efforts for vulnerable migrant workers.
1. Develop a program tentatively known as the Foreign Nationals Supporter Program and aim
to gain wider recognition in foreign communities in an effort to boost the number of visitors
to the portal to one million.
2. Improve the JP-MIRAI Portal (app). Consider how it should be operated in the future (e.g.
who should operate it.)

2-1. The Private Company Collaboration Program
2-2. Videos and learning materials for SMEs (new)2-3. Support for the overseas supply chainsmanagement
2-4. Fair and Ethical Recruitment (FERI)

Expand and establish a program menu that responds to the needs of businesses aiming
to meet international standards.
1. Expand the Collaborative Program based on the experience in 2023. (e.g. stream LMS forwork reference materials, improve tools for migrant workers, revise fees.)
2. Develop a training program for SMEs.
3. Launch and improve new initiatives jointly implemented with international organizations andinternational NGOs.
Promote various stakeholders’ learning and activities. Enhance external communication.
1. Organize workshops, seminars, etc. where JP-MIRAI’s characteristics and strengths areleveraged. Share the contents of workshops and seminars.
2. Continue to organize study trips (organize a tour to Myanmar and Nepal) and expand
networks.
3. Disseminate more information in English as international partnerships grow. Review social
media sites.

3-1. Mutual learning
3-2. Field Academy (study trip)
3-3. Research studies
3-4. Public communication(1) Attract new members.
(2) Enhance partnerships (both international anddomestic).
(3) Improve the Secretariat’s structure.
(4) Secure financial stability (through grants and corefunds).

Increase members and partnerships. Improve the Secretariat’s structure.
1. Increase partnerships and networks. Improve the structure of the Secretariat by training its
staff.

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Activity 1-4. JP-MIRAI Supporters Program (new)Goal: Boost the number of visitors to the JP MIRAI Portal (to one million by 2025).
Initiative 1. Create attractive content.

Initiative 2. Reach out to as many foreign nationals as possible.

● For foreign nationals before arriving to Japan● Actions we have taken➢ Improve country-specific pages (to provide country-specificinformation on a scheme for sending workers to Japan from eachcountry and to minimize issues that may be faced by migrant workers).

➢

Distributed flyers via local governments, Japan International Exchange
Association, and support organizations.

➢

Collaborative Program➢ Promote Japan’s appeal. (Provide links to videos created by local
governments.)➢

Directly contacted associations for foreign nationals living in Japan (andasked them to spread information about the JP-MIRAI Portal.)● For foreign nationals while working in Japan➢

Promoted the JP-MIRAI Portal to foreign nationals by advertising it on
Facebook (a project funded by a dormant deposit).

➢ Encourage foreign nationals to use JP-MIRAI Safety and JP-MIRAIAssist (for human rights issues and consultation and remedy services).
(It is important for these services to be trusted by foreign nationals.)→ It is difficult to dramatically increase the number of visitors.
→ It is important for reliable (and instantly recognizable) foreign people tosend messages.

Encourage foreign nationals’ involvement.

How a program tentatively known as the JP-MIRAI Supporter Program would work.
➢ Attract about 30 foreign and Japanese people who support JP-MIRAI’s objective andare willing to provide assistance in the achievement of the objective.
➢ Ask the supporters to promote the JP-MIRAI Portal on social media and at events.
➢ Organize regular supporter meetings. Present good practice awards.
➢ As a general rule, supporters do not receive any remuneration, but they will be paid if
they provide assistance in JP-MIRAI’s projects.

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Activity 2-1. The Private Company Collaboration Program (improved)2024 Collaborative Program details
1． Support for companies’ capacity building
1-1. Provide information and training for participating companies and their relatedcompanies (enhanced).
⚫ Provide LMS (e-learning) accessible to contracted companies and their affiliated companies.
➢ Update in a timely manner explanatory materials and videos (about JP-MIRAI, business and human rights, andthe significance of the participation of suppliers), global developments in human rights, and institutional change
in Japan.

1-2. Offer consultation services by advisors and lawyers.
⚫ Arrange for collaborative specialists (a list of instructors). Collaborate with law firms.

2. JP-MIRAI Safety (support for human rights due diligence)⚫ Provide a human rights risk self diagnosis tool (JP-MIRAI Safety) to migrant workers working in participatingcompanies' domestic supply chains. → Feed back self diagnosis results to participating companies.

3. JP-MIRAI Assist (consultation and grievance mechanism)(1) Consultation service (Provide a free consultation service to support workers and offer solutions to theirproblems.)⚫ The service is available in Japanese as well as 21 other languages.
⚫ The service covers wide areas including residency, medical care and welfare, lifestyle, education, labor, and tax
and social security.

(2) Attendant support (Provide support for migrant workers and offer solutions to problems they alone cannot solve,
when required.)⚫ Arrange for counselors and specialists to offer advice. Work closely with governments and NGOs.
⚫ Arrange for lawyers to make inquiries to migrant workers' employers.

(3) Grievance mechanism (to be used for a dispute with an employer)

Some of the requests from companies
participating in the 2022 pilot project and the 2023
Collaborative Program⚫ It is not easy to make other divisions in our company or
our suppliers understand the program. Please provide
reference materials or training opportunities to help us
promote a better understanding.
⚫ We hope to receive timely information.
⚫ Please make sure that various methods of managing a
supply chain are available (e.g. data aggregated for eachbusiness site, a method of collectively managing
construction sites).
⚫ Please increase the number of foreign languages used.
(In response to this request, we have increased thenumber of languages from 9 to 21.)
⚫ Our migrant workers often find it hard to use the tool.
Please make it as user friendly as possible and improve
flyers and videos about how to use the tool.

⚫ Use the Tokyo Bar Association's specialized ADR (alternative dispute resolution) service.

4. Tools for supporting migrant workers (enhanced)⚫ Provide flyers in multi-languages. Introduce videos.

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Activity 2-2. Videos and learning materials for SMEs (new)⚫ Purpose
Violations of workers’ human rights often occur in SMEs that lack adequate systems and have limited
time and financial resources. The issues surrounding the human rights of migrant workers in Japan asa whole will not be resolved unless the environments in which these SMEs operate are improved. At
JP-MIRAI, we plan to develop easy-to-understand learning materials that incorporate specific real-life
examples, in collaboration with experts, companies, and labor unions and in accordance withinternational standards, and to promote the learning materials to SMEs.

Brand holder
CSR audits cover
Tier 1 only (orsometimes Tier 2).

⚫ How to promote the learning materials
We will encourage SMEs to use the learning materials not only for the management of their supply
chains but also for various purposes such as applications in their specific industries or regions.

Training videos(15 videos with each video lasting 15 minutes)(1) Introduction (the need for the initiative)(2) (3) Framework (business and human rights)(4) (5) Important human rights(6) (7) Human trafficking(8) (9) Forced labor

The learning materials serve as apractical guide to understanding
why and how you should
implement the initiative.

(10) (11) Important laws and regulations

Companies in the
supply chain

Learning Management System (LMS)◼ Design and create videos and learning materials togive users a game-like experience to keep themmotivated and engaged while learning.
◼ Create a simple test for each chapter (SAQ scores).
◼ Issue a certificate of completion (e.g. badge) to those
who have completed the LMS according to their SAQ
cores and efforts in order to keep them motivated andengaged.

(12) (13) Health and safety at work(14) Human resources development

The morebusiness sites,
the greater therisk of humanrights violations.

ーン企業
企業
Companies in the
supply chain(15) Engagement with migrant workers

Promoting the learning materials and raising awareness(1) Organize a symposium (to share the awareness of the issue and to emphasize the need to use the learning materials) (June 2025).
(2) Promote the learning materials with JP-MIRAI members and cooperating organizations (and externally communicate examples of goodpractices).

サン企業
ン企業
ーン企業
SMEs

(3) Operate a support desk on a pilot basis (with support from businesses).

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Issue date:
March 2024
Reporting period: January - December 2023
Contact:

JP-MIRAI General Incorporated Association
ask@jp-mirai.org
https://jp-mirai.org/

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