*ISLAMABAD – Pakistan signed on Monday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)with Japan for the import of skilled of Pakistani manpower.*
The signing ceremony of the MoU between the two countries took place inIslamabad. Secretary of the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and theJapanese Ambassador signed the memorandum. The Prime Minister’s AdviserZulfi Bukhari said that there will be employment opportunities in Japan in14 different sectors and urged youngsters to pay more attention toinformation technology.
Addressing the ceremony, the Japanese ambassador Kuninori Matsuda said thatJapan needs 340,000 workers who need to know the technical skills andJapanese language. The Japanese envoy said that he wants to promotecooperation with Pakistan in various fields, adding that Japan has highexpectations for Pakistan’s skilled workforce.
Meanwhile, Japanese Ambassador Kuninori Matsuda said that three to sixmonths Japanese language proficiency course would be arranged in far flungareas of Pakistan so as to accommodate maximum number of Pakistanis to workin Japan.
Under the MoU it has been decided to introduce Skill Visa category forPakistanis interested to work in Japan. Under which, knowledge of basicJapanese language is essential for obtaining a Skill Visa.
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Back in October, both countries agreed to further negotiate on signing ofMoU for export of thousands of skilled labor from Pakistan to Japan. Japanhas decided to open the labor market in 14 different sectors, includingconstruction, nursing care, agriculture, manufacturing and lightengineering and other sectors.
The ambassador has earlier said that Japan intended to attract up to500,000 blue-collar workers from all over the world to Japan over fiveyears by 2025 and further enhance this by 2030.
This law, which took effect in April of this year, creates two newcategories of visas for blue-collar workers in 14 sectors as Japan wasfacing labor crunch. Yusuke Shindo said that new VISA policy for immigrantlabor would come to an effect from April 1st of this year, creates two newcategories of visas including visas for blue-collar workers and low techlabor workers in 14 sectors that face a labor crunch.
