Japan job fair for flood-hit workers
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The Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) is joining with Thai agencies to host a job fair in January to provide opportunities for flood-affected workers, Labour Minister Phaderm-chai Sasomsap said yesterday after a discussion with JETRO president Set
Phadermchai said the fair would give the unemployed access to vacancies in Japanese firms in Thailand.
Setsuo said that those Japanese companies not hit by floods in the North and East were able to employ 11,000 workers. He insisted that almost all Japanese investors would stay in Thailand.
JETRO also wants more young Thai workers to be sent for training in Japan, and fill vacancies at care homes and health spas.
Phadermchai also explained measures to deal with immigrant workers affected by the floods. He said the ministry would allow Burmese workers who returned home during flooding to return to their old jobs. They are not allowed to work for new employers, he added.
