Japan to accept manual labor in 2019
The Japanese government approved the plan
The Japanese government approved the plan on November 2, 2018 to revise the Immigration Law to accept more foreign workers engaged in manual labor. A big change in the country’s immigration policy that has not allow manual labor workers.
There are some conditions to be qualified for the newly-added visa
There are some conditions to be qualified for the newly-added visa (resident status) of Specified Skill. So far 14 business fields are said to be applicable: Nursing care, Building cleaning, Material process technology, Electrical/electronic industry, Construction, Ship building, Automobile mechanic, Aviation, Accommodation, Agriculture, Fishing, Food and beverage manufacturing, and Restaurant
Breaking news from Nikkei dated November 2, 2018
入管法改正案を閣議決定 単純労働で外国人受け入れへ