Guidelines on the Deployment of Workers to Japan under the Status of Residence "Specified Skilled Worker"

March 22, 2019DOLE DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 201-19TO:All Concerned   SUBJECT:Guidelines on the Deployment of Workers to Japan under the Status of Residence "Specified Skilled Worker" Pursuant to the Memorandum of Cooperation between the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare and the National Police Agency of Japan and the Department of Labor and Employment of the Philippines; following the enactment and promulgation of the Law for Partial Amendment to the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act and the Act for Establishment of the Ministry of Justice, Law No. 102 and the Revised POEA Rules and Regulations Governing the Recruitment and Employment of Landbased Overseas Filipino Workers of 2016, the following guidelines on the deployment of workers to Japan under the status of residence "Specified Skilled Worker" are hereby issued:I. Coverage These guidelines shall cover the identified occupational categories as of 25 December 2018 provided by the Basic Policy on Operation of the System of the Status of Residence of "Specified Skilled Worker" (Attachment A).II. Definition of Terms1. Accepting...