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Japan turns to tech to help foreign blue-collar workers

Businesses under pressure to address labor issues and meet UN standards

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Vietnamese trainee work at a building site in Tokyo. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)

MITSURU OBE, Nikkei Asia chief business news correspondent
September 10, 2021 15:00 JST

TOKYO -- A public and private group in Tokyo will trial a smartphone app that allows foreign blue-collar workers to file complaints and report problems.

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