Amendment bill to the Immigration Control Act, etc. to establish a “developmental employment system” submitted to the Diet!

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, 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 training and employment system, but if there are problems such as intentionally not paying taxes or repeatedly delinquent, the permanent residence permit will be revoked and switched to a different status of residence. Masu.

The government decided on the amendment bill at a cabinet meeting on the 15th and submitted it to the current Diet session.

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 is an extremely important bill for respecting human rights and realizing a cohesive society.”