Cabinet decision to revise the Immigration Control Act, etc. to establish a “developmental employment system”

The government decided at a cabinet meeting on the 15th to amend the Immigration Control Act, which aims to abolish the technical intern training system and establish a new "developmental employment system."

The proposed amendment to the Immigration Control Act abolishes the current technical intern training system and establishes a new "developmental employment system," and increases the level of "Specified Skills No. 1" granted to foreigners who are recognized to have specialized skills. We plan to develop it to the point where

From the perspective of securing human resources, the types of jobs accepted will be limited to the same fields as the specified skills system, such as nursing care, construction, and agriculture.

In addition, regarding "transfer" to another company, etc., which was previously not possible in principle, if you have a certain level of skill and Japanese language ability, you will be allowed to do so only in the same field. We have also included that each period is set within a range of one to two years.

On the other hand, it is expected that an increase in the number of foreigners who will obtain permanent residence permits due to the introduction of the development work system, but if there are problems such as intentionally failing to pay taxes or repeatedly delinquent, the permanent residence permit will be canceled and the applicant will be given a different status of residence. Masu.

The government approved the amendment at a cabinet meeting on the 15th.

The plan is to submit the bill to the current Diet session and aim for its enactment.

Justice Minister Koizumi: ``Make Japan a country of choice as a place to work''

Minister of Justice Koizumi told reporters after the cabinet meeting, ``From the perspective of making Japan a country of choice as a place to work, we need to prevent human rights violations and encourage foreign human resources to work in Japan for a long time and improve their skills.'' "This bill is extremely important for respecting human rights and realizing a cohesive society."