TOKYO -- Japanese staffing company Persol Holdings has partnered with universities in the Philippines to source employees for hotels and restaurants in Japan, with the aim of easing a labor crunch that is worsening amid an influx of foreign tourists.
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Japan's Persol looks to Philippines to help staff restaurants, hotels
Recruiter teams with local universities' hospitality programs to train workers
Persol will partner with two Philippine universities that have hospitality programs, including De La Salle Lipa. (Photo courtesy of the university)
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