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"Is ‘Short-term’ for the long run? Is ‘skilled’ really skilled? Japan’s convoluted short-term labor migration schemes."
Roberts, Glenda S. and Noriko Fujita
Panel Discussion: Japan’s Immigration Policy Conundrum: Technical Interns, Specified Skills, and International Students
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In 2018, the Ministry of Justice introduced the Specified Skilled Worker program, a short-term employment scheme, in sectors that had previously been largely closed to the entry of foreign workers. The period of stay for SSWI is up to five years, and when combined with the Technical Intern Training Program I, II, and III, it allows individual foreigners to reside in Japan for up to ten years as “skilled” workers engaged in so-called simple labor. Furthermore, the SSW II status permits family accompaniment and eligibility for permanent residence. Focusing on the agricultural sector, this lecture examined how these time limits and the premise of being classified as “skilled” workers are understood and interpreted in the field. The analysis draws on qualitative interview data collected between 2018 and 2022 in Kyoto, Aichi, and Tokyo.
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