Approximately 1.8 thousand illegal foreign workers that were detected in Japan in 2022 were employed as agriculture workers. Agriculture workers made up almost one fourth of all apprehended foreign workers in that year. They were followed in numbers by construction and factory workers.
Number of detected illegal foreign workers in Japan from 2018 to 2022, by occupation
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Ministry of Justice (Japan). (December 11, 2023). Number of detected illegal foreign workers in Japan from 2018 to 2022, by occupation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114965/japan-number-of-illegal-foreign-workers-by-occupation/
Ministry of Justice (Japan). "Number of detected illegal foreign workers in Japan from 2018 to 2022, by occupation." Chart. December 11, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114965/japan-number-of-illegal-foreign-workers-by-occupation/
Ministry of Justice (Japan). (2023). Number of detected illegal foreign workers in Japan from 2018 to 2022, by occupation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114965/japan-number-of-illegal-foreign-workers-by-occupation/
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Number of detected illegal foreign workers in Japan from 2018 to 2022, by occupation [Graph], Ministry of Justice (Japan), December 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114965/japan-number-of-illegal-foreign-workers-by-occupation/