Lebih dari 2 Juta Pekerja Asing di Jepang, Rekor Baru

TOKYO, Jan 29 (News On Japan) - Pertama kalinya, jumlah pekerja asing di Jepang telah melampaui 2 juta orang, mencapai titik tertinggi sepanjang masa, yang merupakan faktor penting dalam mengamankan tenaga kerja yang stabil seiring dengan menurunnya jumlah penduduk usia kerja di Jepang.

Menurut Kementerian Kesehatan, Tenaga Kerja dan Kesejahteraan, pada Oktober tahun lalu, terdapat 2.048.675 pekerja asing di Jepang.

Angka ini menunjukkan peningkatan sebesar 225.950 dari tahun 2022, melampaui 2 juta untuk pertama kalinya sejak tahun 2007, setelah pelaporan penggunaan tenaga kerja asing menjadi wajib bagi semua perusahaan.

Tingkat pertumbuhan dari tahun 2022 adalah 12,4%, mengalami peningkatan yang signifikan dari tingkat tahun sebelumnya yaitu 5,5% yang mengindikasikan pemulihan dari tingkat pertumbuhan sebelum pandemi COVID-19.

Peningkatan ini sebagian disebabkan oleh percepatan penerimaan pekerja berketerampilan khusus dan pekerja magang teknis.

Kementerian mencatat bahwa tingkat pertumbuhan telah kembali ke tingkat sebelum pandemi.

Berdasarkan kewarganegaraan, pekerja Vietnam merupakan kelompok terbesar dengan 25,3%, diikuti oleh Cina dengan 19,4%, dan Filipina dengan 11,1%.

Dari sisi industri, manufaktur memimpin dengan 27,0%, diikuti oleh industri jasa sebesar 15,7%. Namun, peningkatan yang paling menonjol terjadi di sektor-sektor yang menghadapi kekurangan tenaga kerja, seperti konstruksi dan layanan medis dan kesejahteraan.

Menteri Tenaga Kerja Takeo Tsuji menekankan pentingnya mengamankan tenaga kerja, termasuk warga negara asing, mengingat Jepang menghadapi penurunan populasi usia kerja. Dia menekankan komitmen untuk meningkatkan lingkungan kerja dan memahami realitas bagi pekerja asing di Jepang.

Source: ANN

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