JAPAN PLANS TO ADD AVIATION SECTOR TO NEW FOREIGN WORKER PROGRAM - TOKYO JAPAN

JAPAN PLANS TO ADD AVIATION SECTOR TO NEW FOREIGN WORKER PROGRAM - TOKYO JAPAN

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TOKYO

The Japanese government has proposed adding the aviation sector to its new foreign-worker training and employment program set to start in April 2027, as the country seeks to secure labor in industries facing severe worker shortages.

The planned expansion, presented to a panel of experts, would bring the number of industries covered by the program to 18, already including nursing care, agriculture and accommodation. The government hopes to approve the framework at a cabinet meeting in December.

The Employment for Skill Development program, which will replace the country's controversial technical intern training program for foreigners, encourages foreign workers to transition to the Specified Skilled Worker status after working for three years in principle, allowing them to work in Japan for longer periods.

The government would allocate 300 of the 4,900 slots available in the aviation sector under the Type I Specified Skilled Worker status to the new program, according to the Immigration Services Agency.

Eligible jobs in the sector would include airport ground handling, such as cargo loading.

The panel also discussed the food service sector, where the government has effectively halted new admissions under the Type I Specified Skilled Worker program since April as the number of workers nears the 50,000 cap.

The suspension has forced some businesses to revise plans to hire foreign workers, raising concerns about labor shortages in the industry.

The government said it had seen "no major change in economic conditions" warranting a higher limit and will maintain the current quota of 50,000 workers through the end of fiscal 2028.

The restriction was introduced after the number of foreign workers with Type I status in the food service industry reached roughly 46,000 at the end of February.

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