Toyota Motor is building schools and investing in training local talent to build a better social relationship in Southeast Asia.
Japan’s Nikkei business daily reported the carmaker is keen to head off future labour disputes in various regions. Securing employees in the fast growing region is also becoming more difficult due to a string of domestic and foreign automakers entering the market.
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Earlier this month, Toyota opened a technology school in the Philippines for 600 students who, after two years of study, will be eligible to work at Toyota certified car dealers around the world.
The carmaker opened a technical training institute in India in 2007. It offers priority admission to students from poor families. The three year course is free and covers the basics of car manufacturing as well as general subjects. The students are not required to join Toyota after graduating but almost all do.
Toyota founded the Indian institute after a massive strike that suspended operations at its local factory in 2006.
Last month, two young engineers from Toyota and Denso’s Thai units, along with several Japanese employees, won gold medals at the 42nd WorldSkills competition in Germany.
