Guidelines in the Deployment and Employment of Filipino Foreign Shipbuilding Workers (FSW) under the Foreign Shipbuilding Worker Acceptance Program (FSWAP), 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2021) of Japan

August 14, 2015POEA MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 010-A-15TO:All Concerned   SUBJECT:Guidelines in the Deployment and Employment of Filipino Foreign Shipbuilding Workers (FSW) under the Foreign Shipbuilding Worker Acceptance Program (FSWAP), 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2021) of Japan Pursuant to POEA Memorandum Circular No. 10, series of 2015, dated 31 July 2015, on the guidelines in the deployment and employment of Filipino Foreign Construction Workers (FCWs) under the Foreign Construction Worker Acceptance Program (FCWAP) of Japan, the following guidelines are hereby adopted in the deployment and employment of Filipino Foreign Shipbuilding Workers (FSWs) in Japan under the said Program: I. Definition of Termsa. Shipbuilding Technical Intern Training Program (STITP) — refers to a Technical Intern Training activity of a foreign worker who has already acquired skills under Technical Intern Training and then aim to further master skills through technical intern training activity that are within the scope of job categories and works under provisions listed in the Immigration Act of Japan and those specified separately by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) which...