Although there are more and more Vietnamese students are coming to Japan to study and work as temporary migrant workers, their reasons and experiences remain under-studied. Aiming to fill the gap, this paper purposes to determine the motivations and working experience of Vietnamese students who are learning Japanese in linguistic institutions and working part-time in Japan. A qualitative investigation was conducted on 20 Vietnamese students studying Japanese at Shizuoka International Language School of Japan while working part-time after school. The study found that the participants seem to experience the poor working condition with long working time, unhealthy environment, and cultural barrier as overtime work without a wage. It directly impacts to their study and life balance. On the other hand, the financial benefits and language improvement are the vital factors encouraging them to work in this environment. Keywords: Vietnamese student, motivation to work, migrant work experience in Japan.

IMMIGRANT WORKING EXPERIENCE IN JAPAN A case study of Vietnamese students in Japanese school

Nguyen, Hoang Phuong Linh
2019/2020

Abstract

Although there are more and more Vietnamese students are coming to Japan to study and work as temporary migrant workers, their reasons and experiences remain under-studied. Aiming to fill the gap, this paper purposes to determine the motivations and working experience of Vietnamese students who are learning Japanese in linguistic institutions and working part-time in Japan. A qualitative investigation was conducted on 20 Vietnamese students studying Japanese at Shizuoka International Language School of Japan while working part-time after school. The study found that the participants seem to experience the poor working condition with long working time, unhealthy environment, and cultural barrier as overtime work without a wage. It directly impacts to their study and life balance. On the other hand, the financial benefits and language improvement are the vital factors encouraging them to work in this environment. Keywords: Vietnamese student, motivation to work, migrant work experience in Japan.
2019-11-04
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