Japan enacts law for new foreign worker scheme

Japan enacts law for new foreign worker scheme

The Japanese House of Councillors approves a bill during a plenary session in Tokyo on June 14, 2024, to replace Japan's controversy-plagued foreign trainee program with a new system that encourages workers from abroad to stay longer.

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