Radio Kosaten - Invisible Labour - Migrant Care Givers

With Japan's rapidly aging population and low wages for care givers, the care sector is one industry in desperate need of workers.It is said that by 2025 there could be a shortage of 380,000 workers. The solution to this gap in "labour power" has been to
encourage foreign workers to take up the positions difficult to fill. As of November last year "caregiver" was added to the field of work for Technical Intern Trainees, whilst a new status of residence of "caregiver" has also been established to especially encourage foreign students to take up care work after passing certain qualifications.Care work is a fundamental form of reproductive labour which sustains society, but it is often associated with the "3K", and lacking in respect as a profession. As part of the invisible labour series Radio Kosaten speaks with a number of foreign care staff from Cambodia, Philippines and Nepal to find out about their experiences of caring in Japan.