The government's policy proposal to create a new system for accepting foreigners, ``Development Work'', to replace the training of technical interns has been revealed. The new system specified that the limitation period for "conversion" at will of the individual would be set at "one year", in order to protect the same rights as those of ordinary workers and make make the system more attractive. On the other hand, from the perspective of minimizing drastic changes, it is currently allowed to set a range of ``1 to 2 years'' depending on the industry sector. We will also consider a system to ensure that companies that receive fair compensation can receive fair compensation for the initial costs incurred by companies that accept them before transfer.
The government will continue to review its policy response based on the final report compiled by a group of experts last November, as well as recommendations from the Liberal Democratic Party, New Komeito and other parties . The government plans to adopt the government policy at the cabinet meeting in February and is expected to submit a bill to comprehensively amend the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act as well as the Refugee Recognition and Training Act. create technical interns in mid-March.
The Liberal Democratic Party's proposal is concerned about the flow of human capital from rural to urban areas due to easing rotation. It calls for considering the circumstances of expatriates themselves, the companies hosting them and related industries, such as allowing expatriates to work in the same company for at least two years. The New Komeito Party is proposing that if a restriction period of more than one year is established, mandatory benefits such as salary increases should be considered.
According to the government's proposed policy, in addition to having to work for a certain period of time, transition requirements include passing Japanese language proficiency and skills tests as well as the suitability of the next company. receive transfer. The scope of the transfer is limited to "within the same type of business."
At the Special Committee on Foreign Labor of the Liberal Democratic Party, etc., on the 29th, there was an opinion calling on the government to design a system that guarantees Japanese language proficiency at the time of entry. scenes, transitions, and transitions to specific skills. There have been voices calling for excessive relaxation of transfer requirements to ensure that “disappearance,” which has been seen as a problem in traditional technical intern training, is discouraged. .
One of the goals of the new system is to create an attractive environment for workers by reviewing transfer requirements and making Japan the country of choice for foreign workers. Some members see South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore as rivals in the competition for human resources and call for better policy responses while comparing each country's systems.
