Japan Approves Bill to Widen Immigration doors

Tokyo: The Japanese government approved a bill on Friday to revise the immigration control law to allow more foreign workers to undertake work in a variety of sectors. The move comes as the nation grapples with a serious labour crunch caused by its rapidly aging and shrinking society. Due to the rapidly greying population and declining birthrate, the bill, which was approved by the Cabinet, will allow eligible foreign workers to apply for newly-created visas spanning a variety of sectors from agriculture and construction to daycare and nursing, Xinhua news agency reported.

“Labour shortages are starting to become a major factor hampering economic growth. We will create a proper system,” Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was quoted as saying at a parliamentary committee. (IANS)

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