Toyota and partners launch hotline to protect foreign workers

Program offers advice and legal help for navigating Japanese workplaces

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With Japan's population shrinking, the country is increasingly relying on foreign workers to keep its factories, nursing homes and other workplaces running. © Reuters

EUGENE LANG, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- An agency designed to address workplace grievances and provide general assistance for foreign workers began operating Monday under a joint initiative by eight Japanese companies including Toyota Motor and Seven & i Holdings.

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