Hakuhodo Products to Open "Remote Work Academy for Women" in Akune City, Kagoshima Prefecture, in Collaboration with Persol Tempstaff to Create Employment Opportunities for Women
Hakuhodo Products, in collaboration with Akune City, Kagoshima Prefecture, and Persol Tempstaff, will launch the "Remote Work Academy for Women." This initiative aims to create employment opportunities for women in Akune City, a municipality facing significant population decline, by utilizing Hakuhodo Products' online outsourcing service "Remote Tasker" to promote regional revitalization through remote work.
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Hakuhodo Products Inc. (Head Office: Koto-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Masakazu Hashimoto), a company specializing in customer contact point implementation, will open the "Remote Work Academy for Women" in collaboration with Akune City, Kagoshima Prefecture, and Persol Tempstaff Co., Ltd. This initiative will utilize Hakuhodo Products' online outsourcing service "Remote Tasker" to create employment opportunities for women in the region.
Akune City, which has a comprehensive partnership agreement with Hakuhodo Products for regional revitalization, faces the urgent issue of accelerating population decline, particularly the outflow of young women. Based on the current situation and future projections, Akune City is designated as a "municipality at risk of extinction" (*1). Many of the women who move out are a crucial segment supporting the future local community, and their departure directly contributes to a decline in the total fertility rate, significantly impacting the population structure. While factors for leaving are diverse, including education, employment, and spouse's job relocation, one significant reason is the lack of career development opportunities after life events such as marriage and childbirth. By providing employment opportunities that are not bound by time or location for women who wish to work according to their family and lifestyle, this program is expected to contribute to the realization of diverse working styles in regional areas, and to curb population decline and the outflow of young women.
The "Remote Work Academy for Women" is a comprehensive support program for motivated women, covering the acquisition of practical business skills necessary for office work (e.g., business etiquette, PC operation) and engagement in tasks provided by Persol Tempstaff. It supports everything from reskilling to employment entirely remotely.
"Living in a regional area and working for companies in the Tokyo metropolitan area." Hakuhodo Products will continue to promote regional revitalization initiatives through the provision of such services, aiming to help solve issues faced by many local governments, such as curbing population outflow and increasing the number of new residents.
(*1) A "municipality at risk of extinction" refers to a city, ward, town, or village where the female population aged 20-39 is projected to decrease by 50% or more between 2020 and 2050, a term used by the Council for Population Strategies.
* Company names and product names mentioned in the text are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
* This information is current as of the announcement date. Please note that it may differ from the search date.
Akune City, which has a comprehensive partnership agreement with Hakuhodo Products for regional revitalization, faces the urgent issue of accelerating population decline, particularly the outflow of young women. Based on the current situation and future projections, Akune City is designated as a "municipality at risk of extinction" (*1). Many of the women who move out are a crucial segment supporting the future local community, and their departure directly contributes to a decline in the total fertility rate, significantly impacting the population structure. While factors for leaving are diverse, including education, employment, and spouse's job relocation, one significant reason is the lack of career development opportunities after life events such as marriage and childbirth. By providing employment opportunities that are not bound by time or location for women who wish to work according to their family and lifestyle, this program is expected to contribute to the realization of diverse working styles in regional areas, and to curb population decline and the outflow of young women.
The "Remote Work Academy for Women" is a comprehensive support program for motivated women, covering the acquisition of practical business skills necessary for office work (e.g., business etiquette, PC operation) and engagement in tasks provided by Persol Tempstaff. It supports everything from reskilling to employment entirely remotely.
"Living in a regional area and working for companies in the Tokyo metropolitan area." Hakuhodo Products will continue to promote regional revitalization initiatives through the provision of such services, aiming to help solve issues faced by many local governments, such as curbing population outflow and increasing the number of new residents.
(*1) A "municipality at risk of extinction" refers to a city, ward, town, or village where the female population aged 20-39 is projected to decrease by 50% or more between 2020 and 2050, a term used by the Council for Population Strategies.
* Company names and product names mentioned in the text are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
* This information is current as of the announcement date. Please note that it may differ from the search date.