Facilities for disabled face serious labor shortages in Japan: survey

Facilities for people with disabilities in Japan are facing severe labor shortages, a recent survey by a group supporting the disabled showed, affected by low wages and a shrinking workforce as Japan's population ages.Only 53.5 percent of openings for regular employees were filled at such facilities in fiscal 2022, far below the average of 81.3 percent at private firms and government institutions hiring new graduates this year, Kyosaren said.The figure for openings filled for nonregular workers was only slightly higher at 59.9 percent, according to the organization, which surveyed 1,047 fac…READ FULL ARTICLE