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Economic Benefits and Social Costs of Receiving Foreign Workers: A Survey on Small and Medium Firms and Community in Japan

Research Project

Project/Area Number 24830061
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field Economic policy
Research InstitutionSaga University

Principal Investigator

KAGE RIE  佐賀大学, 経済学部, 客員研究員 (90638826)

Project Period (FY) 2012-08-31 – 2014-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Keywords外国人労働者受入れ / 日本の労働力不足 / 農業分野 / 日系人労働者 / 地域社会の外国人労働者受入れ / 入国管理センター
Research Abstract

These days, Japan has been concerned over the labour force scarcity in almost all industries due to the falling birthrate and aging. Particularly in the regional areas, a depopulation and aging cause more industrial decline and community weakening. This study examines the foreign labour acceptance by the Industrial Training and Technical Internship Programme in the field of agriculture. The quantity and quality of work force is absolutely limited in the regional areas. Therefore, the condition makes it difficult that a management for economy of scale, and the youth cannot find the workplace and their life in the areas. The programme contributes to the solving the lack of labour and maintains the industries. While, there are some problems on language barrier and the cultural misunderstanding. Furthermore, NGO and labour sending government reported that there are some serious cases of the trouble in the labor-management relations, no payments, and the escape of the trainees.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2013 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2012 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (1 results)

All 2014

All Book (1 results)

  • [Book] 調査研究報告書「内戦後のスリランカ経済」2014

    • Author(s)
      荒井悦代, 近藤則夫, 太田仁志, 高桑史子, 鹿毛理恵, カマラ・リヤナゲ
    • Publisher
      アジア経済研究所
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2012-11-27   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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