Labour crunch, foreign workers and policy responses: the experience of Japan

Int Migr. 1996;34(1):97-116. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2435.1996.tb00181.x.

Abstract

"Japan has experienced labour shortages since the late 1960s....The present study is an attempt to analyse the Japanese government's response to circumvent labour shortages. It focuses on two aspects: perception of Japanese society towards the increasing presence of foreign workers in Japan and associated problems; and measures taken by the government to overcome labour crunch. These aspects are examined within the [framework of an] increasing flow of foreigners to Japan during the past decades." (SUMMARY IN FRE AND SPA)

MeSH terms

  • Asia
  • Asia, Eastern
  • Behavior
  • Demography
  • Developed Countries
  • Economics
  • Emigration and Immigration*
  • Employment*
  • Ethnicity
  • Government*
  • Health Workforce*
  • Japan
  • Perception*
  • Politics
  • Population
  • Population Characteristics
  • Population Dynamics
  • Psychology
  • Public Policy*
  • Transients and Migrants*