Benefits of hiring Myanmar
"High motivation to work"
The merits of hiring Myanmar people as specified skilled human resources can be summarized in "diligence", which is the great potential of Myanmar people. In Myanmar, when you graduate from high school, you take an exam called the "unified exam". It is an exam that requires you to score 40 points out of 100 in 6 subjects, and the pass rate is said to be about 30%. Whether or not you pass this exam will affect your future career path and earnings, so it is characterized by the fact that many young people study hard to pass the exam. In addition, in Myanmar, an agricultural country, there are few places to work even after graduating from university, so the choice of working abroad is common, and it is said that 3 million people in Thailand and 400,000 people in Malaysia are working as farmers.
"Pro-Japanese National Character" and "Japanese Language Proficiency"
There are several similarities between Myanmar and Japan. Firstly, both countries share a strong influence of Buddhist values, which leads to a culture of respecting one's elders. Additionally, the grammatical structure of both languages follows the Subject-Object-Verb (SOV) pattern. This makes it relatively easy for Myanmar people to adapt Japanese to their own grammar, enabling them to engage in conversations simply by applying their native grammar to Japanese. This quick adaptation leads to a rapid improvement in Japanese language skills, making them well-suited for employment as specified skilled workers in Japan.
Furthermore, in terms of pronunciation, while Japanese has 50 phonetic sounds, Myanmar language (Burmese) has approximately 280 sounds. This similarity in phonetics allows Myanmar speakers to pick up Japanese more easily. The combination of their diligence and the compatibility between their native language and Japanese makes it possible for them to acquire conversational proficiency in Japanese at a faster pace compared to people from other countries.
" There is a high demand for individuals who aspire to work as caregiver."
Among Myanmar people, the profession of caregiving is particularly popular. While everyone in Myanmar is aware that caregiving can be physically demanding, the local Buddhist teachings emphasize the accumulation of virtue through hard work for the benefit of others. Therefore, many individuals are eager to enter the specified skilled worker program, especially in the caregiving field. Additionally, they are showing interest in other job categories such as food services, accommodation, building cleaning, and more. Besides caregiving, given Myanmar's background as an agricultural nation, Myanmar workers are also expected to excel in the specified skilled worker program's agricultural field."
"The average age is low, and the number of future workers is increasing"
Myanmar has an average age of 29.0 years (2019), which is significantly younger than Japan's average age of 45.9 years (2019). While Japan's population is aging, Myanmar's aging rate, indicating the percentage of the population aged 65 and over, is only 5.7%. Furthermore, the age group of 14 years old and under constitutes a quarter of Myanmar's population. Although Myanmar's overall population is approximately half that of Japan, around 54.4 million, if we focus on the age group of 14 years and younger, the populations are nearly equal. With Japan experiencing a declining birthrate, Myanmar is expected to have the majority of young people in the future, underscoring its youthful demographic.
The merits of hiring Myanmar people as specified skilled human resources can be summarized in "diligence", which is the great potential of Myanmar people. In Myanmar, when you graduate from high school, you take an exam called the "unified exam". It is an exam that requires you to score 40 points out of 100 in 6 subjects, and the pass rate is said to be about 30%. Whether or not you pass this exam will affect your future career path and earnings, so it is characterized by the fact that many young people study hard to pass the exam. In addition, in Myanmar, an agricultural country, there are few places to work even after graduating from university, so the choice of working abroad is common, and it is said that 3 million people in Thailand and 400,000 people in Malaysia are working as farmers.
"Pro-Japanese National Character" and "Japanese Language Proficiency"
There are several similarities between Myanmar and Japan. Firstly, both countries share a strong influence of Buddhist values, which leads to a culture of respecting one's elders. Additionally, the grammatical structure of both languages follows the Subject-Object-Verb (SOV) pattern. This makes it relatively easy for Myanmar people to adapt Japanese to their own grammar, enabling them to engage in conversations simply by applying their native grammar to Japanese. This quick adaptation leads to a rapid improvement in Japanese language skills, making them well-suited for employment as specified skilled workers in Japan.
Furthermore, in terms of pronunciation, while Japanese has 50 phonetic sounds, Myanmar language (Burmese) has approximately 280 sounds. This similarity in phonetics allows Myanmar speakers to pick up Japanese more easily. The combination of their diligence and the compatibility between their native language and Japanese makes it possible for them to acquire conversational proficiency in Japanese at a faster pace compared to people from other countries.
" There is a high demand for individuals who aspire to work as caregiver."
Among Myanmar people, the profession of caregiving is particularly popular. While everyone in Myanmar is aware that caregiving can be physically demanding, the local Buddhist teachings emphasize the accumulation of virtue through hard work for the benefit of others. Therefore, many individuals are eager to enter the specified skilled worker program, especially in the caregiving field. Additionally, they are showing interest in other job categories such as food services, accommodation, building cleaning, and more. Besides caregiving, given Myanmar's background as an agricultural nation, Myanmar workers are also expected to excel in the specified skilled worker program's agricultural field."
"The average age is low, and the number of future workers is increasing"
Myanmar has an average age of 29.0 years (2019), which is significantly younger than Japan's average age of 45.9 years (2019). While Japan's population is aging, Myanmar's aging rate, indicating the percentage of the population aged 65 and over, is only 5.7%. Furthermore, the age group of 14 years old and under constitutes a quarter of Myanmar's population. Although Myanmar's overall population is approximately half that of Japan, around 54.4 million, if we focus on the age group of 14 years and younger, the populations are nearly equal. With Japan experiencing a declining birthrate, Myanmar is expected to have the majority of young people in the future, underscoring its youthful demographic.