2nd group of Myanmar refugees arrive in Japan
NARITA, Japan, Sept. 29 – Eighteen refugees from Myanmar arrived Thursday in Japan from Thailand, the second such group to be accepted by Japan under a U.N.-promoted third-country resettlement program.
The newly arrived refugees – members of four ethnic Karen families – will take part in a 180-day support program, including Japanese language study and job training, before deciding where to work and live, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry.
A 33-year-old male refugee said he is happy to be in Japan and added, ''I will do any work I can.''
Under Japan's plan to accept 90 Myanmar refugees over three years starting in 2010, 27 refugees from five ethnic Karen families came to Japan last year as the first group, and now live in Chiba and Mie prefectures.
Two of the families in Chiba have refused to work for a farm in Chiba Prefecture due to poor working conditions, a member of a lawyers' group representing refugees said earlier this week.
The lawyers group said it has urged the Foreign Ministry to improve and sufficiently supervise the work-training programs for refugees.
Resource: The Mainichi Daily News, Japan, September 30, 2011
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20110930p2g00m0dm009000c.html
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