02.11.2024 - 09:30

(ON-SITE) Workshop in Tokyo

Comparative Perspectives on the Transformation of East Asian Labor Markets through International Skilled Migration

Saturday, 2nd November 2024, 9.30–18.45 (JST)

Dear all,

We would like to invite you to the upcoming workshop
Comparative Perspectives on the Transformation of East Asian Labor Markets through International Skilled Migration, on Saturday 2nd November, at the Institute of Social Science at the University of Tokyo.

This on-site workshop brings together scholars working on skilled migration, not only in Japan but also in South Korea and Taiwan, as all three countries similarly undergo an accelerated demographic decline and a labor shortage. These countries are in dire need to attract and secure long-time skilled professionals in order to maintain economic growth, to remain competent in global markets, and counter challenges arising from population decline and the fourth industrial revolution. The objective of the workshop is therefore to understand how different actors in the three countries – government, firms, and migrant individuals/employees – shape the transformation of the domestic labor market, adjust to or proactively seek out opportunities in the increasingly internationalizing/globalizing labor market, and navigate the problems associated with this transformation. Please see the attached for details of the program:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/program__short__comp_persp_labor_market.pdf

The workshop information is as follows:
DATE: Saturday, 2nd November
TIME: 9:30 to 18:45
LOCATION: Room 549 (5th floor) at Building 37 (Akamon General Research Building),
University of Tokyo, Institute of Social Science (ISS)

REGISTRATION IS MANDATORY. Please register from the following link by Monday 29th October. Registered attendees are invited to stay for the join lunch.
https://forms.gle/a3LvQh1VehCs7agt6


This workshop is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and Toshiba International Foundation.