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NEPAL IS THE ONLY SOUTH ASIAN COUNTRY THAT WILL BE ALLOWED TO ENJOY THE FACILITY

Published: December 26, 2018 10:00 am On: Business (https://thehimalayantimes.com/category/business/)

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HIMALAYAN NEWS SERVICE

Kathmandu, December 25

The Japanese government has approved the hiring of migrant workers from various countries
that include Nepal, China, Indonesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam.
With this decision Nepali migrants will now be able to fly to the third-largest economy of the
world for employment opportunities.

After lengthy discussions over months, the Japanese cabinet today has finally approved a law
whereby Japanese firms will be allowed to employ blue-collar workers from Nepal and the
aforementioned nations from April.

Apparently, Nepal is the only South Asian country that will be allowed to enjoy the facility.

As per The Japan Times, a renowned newspaper of Japan, the blue-collar policy measures that
have been adopted will provide greater support for those hoping to benefit from the new visa
category.

“We have held negotiations with Japanese authorities on many occasions for a bilateral labour
pact,” said Mahesh Prasad Dahal, secretary of Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social
Security. “Though a labour agreement has not been signed yet this decision by the Japanese
government is good news for the country’s foreign employment sector.”
According to Dahal, a Japanese delegation will come to Nepal in the beginning of January for
concrete talks that will include issues related to salary and benefits, among others. After that both
the governments will finalise the mechanism for supply of Nepali workers to Japan. The
government plans to send Nepali workers to Japan in a model similar to Korean Employment
Permit System.

As per the Japanese government’s decision, over the first five years, about 345,000 foreign
workers will be allowed to work across 14 industrial sectors, including nursing care, janitorial
work, manufacturing, the hotel industry, agriculture and fishing, as well as food processing and
food services.

The measures include the establishment of about 100 consultation centres nationwide offering
support in 11 languages — Nepali, Japanese, English, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Spanish,
Portuguese, Indonesian, Thai and Tagalog.

“This is a major development for country as migrants will now have option to travel to a country
which not only is third largest economy but also has strong labour laws,” said Ganesh Gurung, a
foreign employment expert. “This will also end compulsion of labourers to go to only the Gulf or
Malaysia.”

The Japanese government is also allocating 600 million yen for a Japanese-language education
programme for non-Japanese that will include a standardised curriculum and textbooks.

As per The Japan Times, under the revised immigration law, Japan will provide working visas for
blue-collar foreign workers with certain skills and expertise for the first time, as it deals with an
acute labour shortage caused by the greying of its population.

Meanwhile, Japan plans to spend 3.4 billion yen on Japanese language education overseas. As
part of programme, it will introduce a computer-based testing system, giving foreign nationals a
chance to test their abilities.

The new visa category allows foreign workers who are 18 years or older to apply for two new
residency statuses. The first type is for people who will engage in work that requires a certain
level of knowledge and experience, while the second type is for work that requires higher skill
levels.

Those with the first status, which is valid for up to five years, will not be allowed to bring family
members to Japan. But entrants granted the second status will be allowed to do so and will also
be permitted to repeatedly renew their visas.

Workers will also have the freedom to change jobs and move to another part of Japan within the
same professional area and using the same expertise for which they were initially accepted.

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