Japan aims to slash charges Vietnamese trainees pay to brokers

JICA to launch website allowing interns to circumvent middlemen

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Japan is trying to attract more Vietnamese workers to help alleviate the shortage of labor in the country. (Photo by Konosuke Urata) 

EUGENE LANG, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japan is creating a website that will allow Vietnamese to apply online for traineeships in the country, as it hopes to cut out unscrupulous brokers that charge exorbitant fees.

The website, to be created by government affiliate Japan International Cooperation Agency, will list all the information about traineeship opportunities in the country. Candidates can browse that information but will still have to apply through local institutions.

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