Japan to restart accepting foreign workers for meal services
Japan plans to resume accepting foreign workers for meal services in medical, welfare, and school facilities starting next April. The government is reclassifying these roles under the food and beverage production category to address severe labor shortages.
Why it matters
This policy shift reflects Japan's ongoing efforts to manage labor shortages in essential public services through targeted immigration adjustments.
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Japan to restart accepting foreign workers for meal services
An expert panel on the Type 1 residency status for foreign workers with designated skills and the upcoming Employment for Skill Development program meet in Tokyo on Monday.
TOKYO — The Japanese government plans to resume accepting foreign workers for meal services at medical and welfare facilities, as well as schools, as an emergency measure starting next April, it was learned Monday.
The government presented the plan at a related expert panel meeting on the day. It aims to adopt the plan at a cabinet meeting in December.
The plan calls for moving meal services from the restaurant industry category to the food and beverage production category for Type 1 residency status for foreign workers with designated skills.
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