Technical Intern Training Program
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The Technical Intern Traning Program is a work training program providing employment opportunities for foreign nationals in Japan. Administered by administered by the Japan International Training Cooperation Organization its stated purpose is to provide training and technical skills and technology for workers from developing economies. [1]
As of 2016 the majority of interns come from China and Vietnam. According to Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare,, approximately 35,000 workplaces hosted interns as of the end of 2015.[2]
References
- ^ "Outline of Technical Intern Training Program". Japan International Training Cooperation Organisation. JITCO. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ Iwamoto, Kentaro (18 August 2016). "Abuses rampant in foreign trainee program, Japan labor ministry finds". Nikkei Asian Review. Retrieved 27 August 2016.