Japan gov't bans intermediary body from introducing foreign trainees

The Japanese government on Tuesday revoked the permit of an intermediate organization that introduces foreign trainees to host companies after it failed to prevent the physical abuse of a Vietnamese man by his Japanese co-workers at a construction firm.The organization, Okayama Sangyo Gijutsu Kyodo Kumiai in Okayama Prefecture, western Japan, was prohibited from introducing foreign trainees to companies for five years under an administrative punishment issued by the justice and labor ministries.The 41-year-old Vietnamese man, who came to Japan in the fall of 2019, sustained serious injuries…READ FULL ARTICLE