LDP panel approves proposed immigration law change to accept more foreign workers

The Mainichi | 30 October 2018 TOKYO — The ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s Judicial Affairs Division approved a package of government-proposed legal revisions to accept more foreign workers on Oct. 29, paving the way for submission of the measures to the current extraordinary session of the Diet. The government hopes to pass the draft revisions […]

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The Rights of Domestic Workers Between Legislative System and Enforcement Through Law 68 of Year 2015

The study aims to examine the extent to which domestic workers, employers, recruitment agencies and civil society that deal with domestic workers benefit from Law No. 68 on domestic workers, year 2015. The study also looks at the effectiveness of the implementation of the law three years after it was adopted. Migrant domestic workers account

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Japan’s Cabinet approves bill to introduce new visa categories for foreign workers, to address shrinking workforce

Japan Times | 2 November 2018 The Cabinet approved a bill Friday that would overhaul the nation’s immigration control law by introducing new visa categories for foreign workers, in an attempt to address the graying population and shrinking workforce. “Creating a new residence status to accept foreign workers is of utmost importance as the nation’s

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Foreign worker: Extension for PLKS holders with 10 years’ employment.

Bernama | 12 September 2018 PUTRAJAYA (Sept 12): Foreign workers who are holding temporary foreign worker permit (PLKS) and have been employed for 10 years can extend their employment duration for a maximum of three years. Human Resource Minister M. Kulasegaran said the employment extension for foreign workers with PLKS would be implemented from Oct

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Core elements of a bilateral agreement or a memorandum of understanding on labour migration

Memoranda of understanding (MoUs) and bilateral labour agreements (BLAs) are important instruments between the countries of origin and countries of destination. They help regulate labour migration, protect migrant workers’ rights and guarantee conditions for decent work. The Government of Bangladesh has been developing bilateral relationships with countries in the Middle East and East Asia on

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