METRO MANILA – Nagbukas ang bansang Japan ng 350,000 na trabaho para sa mga overseas worker batay sa ulat ng Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) sa Tokyo.
Sa isinagawang virtual conference, sinabi ni Labor Attaché Marie Rose Escalada na naghahanap ang Japan ng mga foreign worker sa ilalim ng Special Skilled Worker (SSW) visa.
“The SSW was introduced in April 2019 and (took) off last year. Under the Special Skills Worker visa, there are 14 occupational categories. These jobs are available to all workers all over the world, not only to Filipinos,”ani Escalada
Ang mga job classification sa ilalim ng SWW ay care workers; building cleaning management; machine parts and tooling industries; industrial machinery industry; electric, electronics, and information industries; construction industry; shipbuilding and ship machinery industry; automotive repair and maintenance; aviation industry, accommodation industry, agriculture; fishery; manufacturing of food and beverages; at food service industry.
Kinakailangan naman na ang mga aplikante ay 18 years old pataas at nakapasa sa Japanese language proficiency test and skills test o nakumpleto ang Technical Intern Training.
(Kyle Nowel Ballad | La Verdad Correspondent)