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rYojbaba Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:RYOJ) ("rYojbaba" or the "Company"), a Japanese labor consulting and health services company, announced a strategic partnership with China Zhongqing International Holdings Co., Ltd. ("Zhongqing International") to implement the Company's Free Labor Union Program for Japan's Technical Intern Training and Specified Skilled Worker Programs.
Japan's Technical Intern Training and Specified Skilled Worker programs were originally designed to bring foreign workers into Japan, allowing them to develop technical skills while addressing the country's labor needs in essential industries. However, in practice, certain participating companies in the program have been criticized for imposing long working hours, unfair oversight, and human-rights violations. Over the past decade, tens of thousands of technical trainees under the program have gone missing, with some later found engaged in illegal employment or other social challenges; now seen as a stark reflection of systematic strain within the nation's system.
Recognizing these deep-rooted issues, rYojbaba and Zhongqing International originally partnered in December 2024 to establish a model for ethical and safe cross-border employment by connecting Japanese institutions with licensed overseas employment agencies, beginning with China. Expanding on this partnership, on October 22, 2025, both parties have entered into a new agreement centered around establishing a new global benchmark for foreign labor infrastructure through the Free Labor Union Program that:
Zhongqing International is an affiliate of Poly Group, a conglomerate engaged in energy, infrastructure, education, and international human-resource development. Under this framework, Zhongqing International will oversee the deployment of foreign workers and rYojbaba will assume responsibility for their reception, welfare, and protection under Japan's Technical Intern Training and Specified Skilled Worker Programs.
The partnership is grounded in a mutual commitment to advancing ethical mobility, fostering responsible and humane movement of foreign workers across borders and forming an international labor safety network. In the pre-employment phase, all foreign workers will be enrolled in the Company's Free Labor Union Program before arriving in Japan, which covers the handling of employment contracts, housing conditions, and ensures that consultation channels are transparently disclosed and accessible in multiple languages. Once employed, in cases of workplace harassment, overwork, or wage non-payment, the Company will intervene immediately and provide legal and medical support.
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