Caregiving work in Japan is not an easy task - NGO

A Japan-based organization for migrant workers is asking Filipino nurses who want to work in Japan to be cautious and to think about their decision many times over.

“Care giving work in Japan is not an easy task as many aspiring Filipino nurses think it is. Foreign care givers get second-rate treatment and lower salaries compared to Japanese nurses," says Katsuo Yoshinari, chairman of the Asian People’s Friendship Society (APFS).

“Even if a Filipino has already adjusted to the culture, won many friends and learned our language, they still could get second-rate treatment," he said in a radio interview with Ma. Fe Nicodemus of Kakammpi, a Manila-based organization of migrant workers and their families.“It’s true that Japan needs foreign caregivers. We have an aging population.

Many old people are sick, needing others to care for them," Yoshinari said.But Japan’s seeming dependence on foreigners to care for its aging people has not changed its low regard for foreign workers, he stressed.

When asked about his opinion on the hiring of Filipino nurses under the proposed Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement, he said: “As I told you earlier, Filipino nurses should give much thought about their decision to work in our country."

“If Filipinos really need to seek employment in other countries then they should nurture personal strength because working in foreign lands is not an easy thing to do," he said.

Yoshinari invited distressed Filipinos in Japan to get in touch with APFS for consultation about their problems.

He said APFS doors are open to foreigners who come to consult their problems. "We also encourage those who are aspiring to work in Japan to consult with us before they come to the country.

"The APFS is a non-government organization established to give support to foreigners staying in Japan and to protect their human rights to promote friendly co-existence between foreigners and locals.

APFS encourages Japanese and foreign residents living as neighbors to work together to create a multicultural coexistence. - Luis Gorgonio, GMANews.TV

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