Description
Added on the 27/01/2023 18:44:18 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Immigration has long been a taboo subject in Japan, which is often described as a proudly homogeneous nation. But with an ageing population and a stubbornly low birth rate, the country is in the midst of its worst labour shortage in decades. Earlier this year, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government introduced new measures that will see hundreds of thousands of mainly blue-collar foreign workers come to Japan over the next five years. Our correspondents report.
"Taking advantage of this time is so valuable to me," says David Contreras, a Chilean warehouse assistant as workers in the country get to enjoy more free time thanks to a new law that reduces the work week from 45 to 40 hours. The regulation was promulgated on April 14 by leftist President Gabriel Boric and is gradually being implemented over the course of five years.
For centuries the impressive arcades flanking St Mark's Square in Venice have embodied the watery city's elegance, harmony and architectural significance. Now, the Renaissance-era palazzo whose galleries span as far as the eye can see on the north side of the square is opening to the public.
"Not being able to recruit from the whole of Europe when we've been used to doing that for many years previously is really at the root of where the challenge exists," a London hotel manager told Euronews.
Customers at a new cafe in Tokyo give their orders, not to a person, but to a robot.
Thousands of traumatised Syrians leave the rebel enclave of Aleppo as the UN Security Council votes to deploy observers to the battered city to monitor the evacuations.
|
Support : Technical 
- Content 
- Editors 
