The group of workers were recruited by LP Staff Company to work in Kakegawa city, Shizuoka province (Japan).
On December 28, 2024, 83 workers received notice that the company was in the process of bankruptcy and would terminate their contracts after 30 days due to financial difficulties. The total amount of wages owed by the company is estimated to be tens of millions of yen.
The workers who were owed wages mainly worked under the residence status of "Engineer - Humanities - International Services" (technician visa).
On the night of January 10 (Vietnam time), speaking with Lao Dong reporter, Mr. Phan Tien Hoang, Head of the Labor Management Board, Vietnamese Embassy in Japan said that after receiving information about the incident, the monitoring agency will investigate and manage the assets of the bankrupt company, pay the remaining wages to the employees, and if it is not enough, it will use the debt repayment system to pay.
“We are investigating why this happened and whether the company that announced bankruptcy took advantage of the government’s debt repayment scheme; the labor monitoring agency also shares the same opinion,” said Mr. Phan Tien Hoang.
According to Mr. Phan Tien Hoang, the Iwata Labor Department of Shizuoka province has contacted LP Staff Company and learned that the company is in the process of filing for bankruptcy. "There will probably be a court decision soon to handle assets and pay debts," Mr. Phan Tien Hoang added.
The Head of the Labor Management Board of the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan said that on January 14, the Board will go to Shizuoka to meet directly with the workers and the Iwata Labor Department. In addition, as soon as it was determined that LP Staff Company owed Vietnamese workers wages, the Vietnamese Labor Management Board in Japan notified the Japanese Ministry of Health and Ministry of Labor and coordinated to resolve the issue.
