Japan’s recent dynamic developments in immigration law and policy

Having long admitted only skilled foreign workers on a non-immigrant basis, Japan recently amended its Immigration Control Act. This amendment could bring major changes in immigration policy, specifically the wider acceptance of unskilled workers. This paper introduces and examines this amendment fr...

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Autore principale: Hayakawa, Chizuko
Natura: Article ou chapitre numérique
Lingua:Anglais
Pubblicazione: Revue de droit comparé du travail et de la sécurité sociale 2021
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Accesso online:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Riassunto:Having long admitted only skilled foreign workers on a non-immigrant basis, Japan recently amended its Immigration Control Act. This amendment could bring major changes in immigration policy, specifically the wider acceptance of unskilled workers. This paper introduces and examines this amendment from the perspective of harmonising immigration and labour policies.