'If they need you, they hire you; if they don't need you, they'll fire you. It's simple like that.'
TSU, Japan - Eight years after arriving from Brazil, Rennan Yamashita sat in a government office in central Japan, filling out forms for unemployment insurance after losing his job for the ninth or 10th time - he has lost count.
Foreign workers are particularly vulnerable, with a weaker support network and language barriers that prevent them from seeking government help. "Foreign workers on short-term contracts are laid off first," because they're easier to fire, Union Mie organiser Akai Jimbu said. A labour ministry official told Reuters the ministry does not officially track the number of foreign workers laid off because it provides"support to all workers" regardless of their nationality.
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