Here’s the meat of the article. They were basically pressured into returning. Japan wants to look progressive by taking in refugees and then silently pressures them into leaving. Great look.
> But several of the staff told Kyodo News that they were pressured to leave Japan, having been told that their work contracts would end in late August.
> They said ministry staff visited their homes and told them that living in Japan would be difficult and that a decision on whether to stay or leave the country would have to be discussed with their families.
> They also said the ministry told them that should they return to Afghanistan, their travel expenses would be shouldered and they would receive a 20 percent salary raise.
> Most of the local embassy staff who fled Afghanistan speak English rather than Japanese, making it extremely difficult for them to find work. The public job placement office Hello Work said they had only a 1 percent chance of securing work in Japan, according to an evacuee.
> Other factors compounded their struggles. Their children were unable to attend school until spring, when Japan’s school year starts, and only spouses and children could be brought to Japan, not other immediate family members such as parents and siblings.
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Here’s the meat of the article. They were basically pressured into returning. Japan wants to look progressive by taking in refugees and then silently pressures them into leaving. Great look.
> But several of the staff told Kyodo News that they were pressured to leave Japan, having been told that their work contracts would end in late August.
> They said ministry staff visited their homes and told them that living in Japan would be difficult and that a decision on whether to stay or leave the country would have to be discussed with their families.
> They also said the ministry told them that should they return to Afghanistan, their travel expenses would be shouldered and they would receive a 20 percent salary raise.
> Most of the local embassy staff who fled Afghanistan speak English rather than Japanese, making it extremely difficult for them to find work. The public job placement office Hello Work said they had only a 1 percent chance of securing work in Japan, according to an evacuee.
> Other factors compounded their struggles. Their children were unable to attend school until spring, when Japan’s school year starts, and only spouses and children could be brought to Japan, not other immediate family members such as parents and siblings.