Japan orders probe of Vietnamese intern abuse case

Justice Minister Yoshihisa Furukawa said he had instructed the immigration agency to 'swiftly deal with' a Vietnamese intern abuse case. Photo by AFP/Philip Fong

Japan's justice minister on Tuesday ordered the immigration agency to investigate violent workplace abuse allegedly suffered by a Vietnamese intern.

A video appearing to show the man being punched, kicked and battered with a stick by his co-workers at a construction company sparked outrage after it was released by the 41-year-old's labor union and went viral this month.

The man who came to Japan in 2019 under the internship scheme has spoken out about his nearly two-year ordeal, saying he does not want other Vietnamese trainees in Japan to go through the same.

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