Current situation of labor shortage The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is trying to improve productivity under the name of “Marine Productivity Revolution”, but it is still suffering from a shortage of human resources in the shipping field. In the shipbuilding and marine industry fields, due to the characteristics of the industry, it is estimated that there is already a labor shortage of about 6,400 people in rural areas such as the Seto Inland Sea and Kyushu due to the outflow of labor and the declining birthrate and aging population. This is the reason why the acceptance of specially skilled personnel has begun.

     Changes in the ratio of job offers to applicants Effective recruitment ratios for major occupations in the shipbuilding and marine industries in FY2017 are welding (metal welding / fusing work) 2.5 times, painting (painting work) 4.3 times, iron work (iron work, can making work) 4.21 times, finishing (finishing (metal welding / fusing work) 2.5 times. Welders, metal polishers) 4.41 times, machining (numerical control metal machine tools) 3.45 times, electrical equipment assembly (electrical workers) 2.89 times, and as it stands, it will be 22,000 times in 2023. It is calculated that there is a labor shortage. By covering half of them, we aim to solve the shortage of human resources while preventing over-recruitment and deterioration of public security.