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** The Philippines Arrested Many Japanese Citizens **

Money? What do you mean? Are you somehow implying that the whistle blower was one person who wanted to be given a "pasalubong" or gift? And was not, so hence he / she made false allegations to NBI and thus led to the raid?

Wow, you know that this will probably result in the company vacating Cebu. Japanese business culture , specially start-up companies, have a tendency of leaving any areas that are associated with ill-auspicious events. Its a bad omen, bad luck.

Considering the level of corruption in nearly all levels of the PH government, I am not that surprised this things happen... Or some officials are just incompetent and are not communicating with the local government units.

As for the money part, since they were arrested due to alleged "illegal" working, the only way they could get out of jail is by paying the fine. See, the Philippine justice system is very dysfunctional and the restrictive economic atmosphere here in the Philippines is very restrictive and add to that the Philippine government is corrupt and dysfunctional, well it is a recipe for disaster.

Manila is much worse than Cebu though.

We still have a long way to go to become a "normal" nation - normal in the sense that we have a functional government.

Well I hope they don't do it because it will be more harmful for them than beneficial. Japan can remove all its investment from there and bring back its small community into Japan and reinvest in some other place like Malaysia or Indonesia

Sadly, majority of the Philippine officials are not known for their long-term views. It is either because of corruption, incompetence, or insecurity on the side of the Filipinos.
 
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Is this how Manila plans to attract and retain FDI from Japan? I just do not understand this at all.

This is more like a way to push away FDIs coming from Japan and other countries. This is one of the consequences of the 1987 Constitution. If the issue is not corruption, it may have something to do with the 60/40 economic restriction, combined with the dysfunctional government we have today.

And by quoting something from the article
According to informed sources, the company’s management is asserting that those arrested did not need to secure work permits from the Department of Labor and Employment as they were on half-year internships.
There is a miscommunication between the LGU, DOLE and NBI. Someone is likely not happy about this (foreigners working here), adding more to the irony.

Anyways, please calm down.
 
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Philippines flexing its muscles
lol... But I think it needs Japan more than Japan needs the Philippines. It still needs more and more economic investment from Japan and other neighboring countries.
 
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Leave at that good their a lot of chinese imperials out here well for the non imperials just leave up to the authorities
 
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Leave at that good their a lot of chinese imperials out here well for the non imperials just leave up to the authorities

But if there is a mistake on what happened, it could have a negative impact on PH-Japan relations.
 
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Thats where @Nihonjin1051 eats dried mangoes!!!



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Not just that, its just the fact that they were arrested without even a warrant. WHAT THE F????

Where is proof?

60 Japanese arrested, lack alien work permits
1:20 AM | Saturday, September 12th, 2015

More than 60 Japanese nationals were arrested last night in a raid by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) 7 in a call center in IT Park in Lahug, Cebu City.

The company’s employees and officers were served a search warrant for allegedly working without an employment permit for non-resident aliens.

The Japan Intertrade Call Center Corporation (JICC) has been operating for five years at the TGU Tower.

More than 100 Japanese nationals work in the company, but only those who were around when the NBI arrived were rounded up, said NBI-7 Assistant Director Augusto Eric Isidoro.

The call center occupies part of the fifth floor of TGU Tower, one of the biggest structures in IT Park with 15 stories for lease or rent, mostly to call centers. The building built by Innoland Development Corp.

Locators in the IT Park, a special economic zone, enjoy tax holidays and other government incentives, as buildings or companies accredited with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA)

The NBI with two witnesses applied for the warrant issued by Executive Judge Monalila Tecson of the Cebu City Trial Court last September 10.

The warrant said there was probable cause to believe that the subjects of the raid violated Article 40 in relation to Article 302 of the Labor Code or Presidential Decree 442.

The warrant was issued against Japanese nationals Eiichi Chiba, Megumi Nagayama, Shota Shimizu, Yuko Tsushima, Naotaka Yahagi, Eisuke Gotoh, Yumi Nakamura, Kaori Yonai, Sayuri


Marusugi and Toshikawa Taketumi and “officers, lessees, employees and occupants” of the company in Room 503-C of TGU Tower.

The search warrant authorized the seizure of cash and payroll vouchers, employment contracts, records and immigration documents, including passports and extension visas, and computers sets and accessories.

“We received information regarding Japanese nationals working here without the necessary alien permit from the Department of Labor and Employment, a violation of PD 442 specifically for alien employment,” said Isidoro.

Under the Labor Code, “any alien seeking admission to the Philippines for employment purposes and any domestic or foreign employer who desires to engage an alien for employment in the Philippines shall obtain an employment permit from the Department of Labor.”

Surveillance of the Japanese nationals was coordinated with the Bureau of Immigration. Isidoro said two representatives of Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 7 were present during the raid but the foreigners failed to present their Alien Employment Permit (AIP).

“The business itself is legal, they just don’t have the alien employment permit. We are also checking their business permits,” said Isidoro, who described the company as a service provider operating like a call center.

The violation is penalized with three months to three years imprisonment, and a fine of P1,000 to P10,000.

“We will file a case for violation of the Labor Code. If they are convicted, they will be automatically deported without administrative proceedings,” said Isodoro.

The arrested were taken into custody by the NBI-7 which has the documents for safekeeping. The computers used in the company were sealed as evidence to be turned over to the court within 48 hours.

60 Japanese arrested, lack alien work permits | Cebu Daily News
 
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Someone should tell this Barangay Captain Mr. Ayuman that interns are not workers.

Japan's Internship Training Program for Foreign Workers: Education or Exploitation?
Satoshi Kamata
Japan's Internship Training Program for Foreign Workers: Education or Exploitation?
Kamata Satoshi
Translated and edited by Nobuko Adachi


In 1993, when Japan still depended on foreign labor in the last days before the Bubble Economy burst, the Japanese government introduced a Foreign Training Internship Program. Although it was claimed that this system was designed to support foreigners in their acquisition of technical skills and knowledge of Japanese advanced technology, in reality it has been used to make up for a shortage of unskilled labor in Japan. Because the Japanese government is reluctant to invite transnational migrant laborers into the country, companies have had to look for new ways to find workers. As a result, many foreigners enrolled in the training-internship program—with valid three-year work permits—become a source of cheap labor, and end up working under wretched conditions.

Japan's Internship Training Program for Foreign Workers: Education or Exploitation? | The Asia-Pacific Journal


60 Japanese arrested, lack alien work permits

The company’s employees and officers were served a search warrant for allegedly working without an employment permit for non-resident aliens.

60 Japanese arrested, lack alien work permits | Cebu Daily News

SPECIAL WORK PERMIT - COMMERCIAL
Who can apply? A foreign national who shall engage in gainful employment for three to six months

Request Rejected


Japan and Philippines have similar laws. Japan requires foreign interns to get valid work permit, Philippines requires them to get special work permit.
 
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well, i wonder what defines those Illegal citizens? is it some Yakuza? i do know they smuggled some philipin women to japan to become sex workers, as well as the owners of prostitution places and "filipino" bar. could it be them?

But if there is a mistake on what happened, it could have a negative impact on PH-Japan relations.

that is why you need to be diverse. clinging on murica won't help you much. about time philipin to open their country to Indonesia, China, Iran, Argentine, and other not-a-close-relationship countries

Japan's Internship Training Program for Foreign Workers: Education or Exploitation?
Satoshi Kamata
Japan's Internship Training Program for Foreign Workers: Education or Exploitation?
Kamata Satoshi
Translated and edited by Nobuko Adachi


In 1993, when Japan still depended on foreign labor in the last days before the Bubble Economy burst, the Japanese government introduced a Foreign Training Internship Program. Although it was claimed that this system was designed to support foreigners in their acquisition of technical skills and knowledge of Japanese advanced technology, in reality it has been used to make up for a shortage of unskilled labor in Japan. Because the Japanese government is reluctant to invite transnational migrant laborers into the country, companies have had to look for new ways to find workers. As a result, many foreigners enrolled in the training-internship program—with valid three-year work permits—become a source of cheap labor, and end up working under wretched conditions.

Japan's Internship Training Program for Foreign Workers: Education or Exploitation? | The Asia-Pacific Journal


60 Japanese arrested, lack alien work permits

The company’s employees and officers were served a search warrant for allegedly working without an employment permit for non-resident aliens.

60 Japanese arrested, lack alien work permits | Cebu Daily News

SPECIAL WORK PERMIT - COMMERCIAL
Who can apply? A foreign national who shall engage in gainful employment for three to six months

Request Rejected


Japan and Philippines have similar laws. Japan requires foreign interns to get valid work permit, Philippines requires them to get special work permit.

Obvious Exploitation. you can ask any Asian Care Takers in Japan about how hard was their employment test. the Japanese makes it so difficult that 95% of the applicants failed. needless to say they're viewed as Low Standard by common Japanese as their jobs are considered as "Bad Image".

country that respects any occupations are European countries. and so far only the Germans did that (there might be other EU countries too though, am not sure)
 
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