On September 24, Cam Global announced that two Thai nationals, whom they had helped recruit at Tomita Transport in Miyagi Prefecture, joined the company on August 4 as candidates for Specified Skills Visa No. 1 truck driver (truck driver category in the automobile transport industry).
The two plan to obtain heavy vehicle licenses and debut as truck drivers later this year.
This is the first time Tomita Transport has hired a foreign national for a driver position.
<Suwannapong (left) and Siripattarathorn (right), both from Thailand, who joined Tomita Transport.>
Siripattarathorn, 33, commented, "I have worked in manufacturing in Japan for a total of over three years and I also have a Japanese driver's license. I have also traveled around Japan several times by rental car, so I thought I would try working as a driver. I want to learn about the Japanese way of working, further improve my Japanese, build a stable life, and bring my wife and family to Japan."
<Ms. Siripattarathon experiences sitting in the driver's seat of a truck for the first time>
32-year-old Suwannapong said, "I became interested in Japan because of anime, and I came to Japan for three years as a technical intern to gain experience in a professional workplace. I have experience driving forklifts, so I think I can utilize that in driver work. By working in Japan, I have broadened my possibilities, and in the future, I would like to aim for career advancement in the logistics industry."
<Swannapon practicing driving in preparation for her foreign driver's license conversion test>
The Camcom Group, through its CamGlobal service which provides comprehensive services related to hiring foreign nationals, and its group companies Sogo Career Option and ByteTrade, which are registered support organizations, provides end-to-end support for hiring foreign drivers, from establishing acceptance systems for companies to obtaining residence status and driver's licenses, and providing life support after joining the company.
