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TMCNet: CORRECTED: REFILING: Indonesia caregivers, nurses arrive in Japan on bilateral EPA accord+

[August 06, 2008]

CORRECTED: REFILING: Indonesia caregivers, nurses arrive in Japan on bilateral EPA accord+

(Japan Economic Newswire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) TOKYO, Aug. 7_(Kyodo) _ A total of 205 Indonesian caregivers and nurses arrived in Japan on Thursday, the first group to take jobs here under a bilateral economic partnership agreement that took effect July 1.

It also represents Japan's first full-fledged acceptance of foreign workers in the medical and nursing-care fields which have been facing serious labor shortages.

But a cautious stance still prevails in some quarters due to concerns that it may lead to lowering the labor conditions of nurses and caregivers in Japan.

The recipient Japanese sides also face the urgent task of improving the environment for those foreign nurses and caregivers to overcome language, religious, cultural and other differences so that the acceptance system will be substantively established.

The first group comprises 104 nurses and 101 caregivers, with women accounting for more than 60 percent. The three others, who have already passed the required Japanese-language proficiency exam, will follow later this month and will begin working in September.

Under the bilateral agreement, Japan will accept 600 caregivers and 400 nurses in two years, with half of them arriving in the first year.

But with applications remaining sluggish at less than half of the target, those involved in the implementation process are expected to consider ways to improve recruitment for the second year on.

The 205 nurses and caregivers that have arrived have concluded employment contracts with 98 entities in 34 of Japan's 47 prefectures. They will begin working in January or February after going through Japanese language, lifestyle and other training programs at six facilities in Tokyo, Osaka, Kanagawa Prefecture and other places.

The caregivers are required to return to Indonesia if they fail to obtain national qualifications in four years from their arrival, and the nurses will have to do the same in three years' time.

Copyright ? 2008 Kyodo News International, Inc.

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