Pedestrians in front of a subway station in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, on Feb 5, 2020. The Filipina's lawsuit against her former Yokohama employer casts a spotlight on the less-than-ideal conditions that foreigners working in low-status jobs face. - Reuters
TOKYO (The Straits Times/ANN): A Filipina stranded in Japan is suing her former Yokohama employer for her passport to be returned to her, in a case that again casts a spotlight on the less-than-ideal conditions that foreigners working in low-status jobs face.
The 30-year-old had thought her passport was required by her then employer, Advanceconsul Certified Administrative Procedures Legal Specialists' Office, only to apply for a work visa.
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