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2015145 min0documentary

5.0/ 10(3 ratings)• TMDB

Labor Migration

Oyster Factory

2015145 min0documentary

5.0/ 10(3 ratings)• TMDB

Two workers from China are hired at the Hirano oyster factory in Ushimado, marking a shift in its hiring practices amid a local labor shortage.

Labor Migration

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Two workers from China are hired at the Hirano oyster factory in Ushimado, marking a shift in its hiring practices amid a local labor shortage.

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Kazuhiro Soda

Kazuhiro Sodadirector

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Ushimado's Hirano oyster factory struggles with a labor shortage as the local population declines. To sustain operations, the factory hires two workers from China for the first time. This decision shifts the hiring practices at Hirano and introduces new dynamics among the existing staff. Tensions emerge as the foreign workers integrate into the workforce. The film presents the challenges of cultural exchange in a town facing the realities of globalization and changing labor needs.

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