Unbearable hours, threats of being fired: the abuse of migrant interns in Japan

People across Japan have been shocked and outraged by a video showing a group of people beating a man from Vietnam who was working in the country under a scheme called the Technical Intern Training Program. This program grants visas to people from across Asia to work and gain technical skills in Japan. However, our Observers say that, in Japan, where immigration is restricted, companies are using this system to bring in low-skilled workers and that it is rife with abuse.