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G. A. Group foreign labor recruitment initiatives in Japan

Overview

G. A. Group Co., Ltd. has initiated efforts to address labor shortages in Japan by facilitating the recruitment and integration of foreign workers. The company launched ‘GAwork’, a recruitment platform specifically targeting talent from Vietnam, Indonesia, and Myanmar to assist sectors like automotive transportation, where management reported significant personnel shortages and unestablished systems for accepting foreign drivers.

Following regulatory changes in June 2026 that expanded the ‘Specified Skilled Worker’ program to include ‘Automotive and Parts Manufacturing’, the company expanded its focus. In collaboration with C-Label Co., Ltd., G. A. Group announced a seminar series to help manufacturing companies navigate this transition. These sessions address recruitment roadmaps, language barriers, and the use of AI tools to convert manuals into multilingual video formats, while also covering compliance measures regarding residency status and illegal employment.

Entities

C-Label Co., Ltd. · G.A. Group Co., Ltd. · G. A. Group Co., Ltd.

Timeline

  1. [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    G.A. Group announces seminar on automotive sector foreign labor expansion

    G.A. Group is hosting an archive seminar regarding the 2026 expansion of Japan's Specified Skilled Worker program to include the automotive parts manufacturing industry.

  2. [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    G. A. Group launches GAwork recruitment site for foreign workers

    G. A. Group Co., Ltd. launched ‘GAwork’ to connect foreign nationals with Japanese jobs, amid reports that 70% of automotive transport firms lack systems to support foreign drivers.

Sources

gagr.co.jp · prtimes.jp