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JR East has taken the lead in launching a training program aimed at nurturing about 100 foreign workers annually under Japan's specified skilled worker program amid severe labor shortages in railway maintenance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/03/22/companies/railway-maintenance-foreign-workers-training/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #jreast #rail #foreignworkers #fukushima
Japan trains foreign workers for railway maintenance

The trained workers are expected to find jobs at railway companies across the country, attracting attention as to whether they can contribute to alleviating the labor shortages.

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The Japan TimesMar 7
Japan is expanding professional Japanese language education for foreign workers, but its refusal to acknowledge immigration raises questions about how fully migrants will be accepted into society. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/03/06/world/japans-immigration-charade/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #ldp #cabinet #specifiedskilledworkervisa #sanaetakaichi #registeredjapaneselanguageteacher #educationministry #cefr #language #visas #immigration #jobs #foreignworkers
The limits of Japan’s immigration charade

Until now, the quality and training of Japanese-language teachers were largely left to the private sector, including academia.

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The Japan TimesMar 4
Tokyo police have arrested three men for their alleged involvement in employing Vietnamese nationals without work permits at a factory in the city of Fukuroi in Shizuoka Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/04/japan/crime-legal/arrest-illegal-workers-vietnamese/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #foreignworkers #vietnamjapanrelations #vietnam #japanesepolice #mpd
Three arrested over illegal hiring of Vietnamese workers in Japan

The incident came to light last May following an investigation into a 26-year-old Vietnamese man who was arrested on suspicion of illegal stay.

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Global News NationalFeb 27
Quebec company charged with hiring 21 unauthorized foreign workers
The Canada Border Services Agency says charges have been laid against a Quebec company that hired several unauthorized foreign workers.
#immigration #law #Quebec #Crime #CBSA #ForeignWorkers
https://globalnews.ca/news/11709998/cbsa-quebec-company-charged-hiring-unauthorized-foreign-workers/
Global NewsFeb 27
Quebec company charged with hiring 21 unauthorized foreign workers
The Canada Border Services Agency says charges have been laid against a Quebec company that hired several unauthorized foreign workers.
#immigration #law #Quebec #Crime #CBSA #ForeignWorkers
https://globalnews.ca/news/11709998/cbsa-quebec-company-charged-hiring-unauthorized-foreign-workers/
Global News MontrealFeb 27
Quebec company charged with hiring 21 unauthorized foreign workers
The Canada Border Services Agency says charges have been laid against a Quebec company that hired several unauthorized foreign workers.
#immigration #law #Quebec #Crime #CBSA #ForeignWorkers
https://globalnews.ca/news/11709998/cbsa-quebec-company-charged-hiring-unauthorized-foreign-workers/
The Japan TimesFeb 18
Nepal’s government is “addicted” to the remittances of Nepalis working abroad to keep the economy going, migrant worker groups say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/18/asia-pacific/society/nepal-foreign-workers-death/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #immigration #jobs #foreignworkers #nepal #asia #forcedlabor
Nepal is ‘addicted’ to the trade in its own people

The money sent back by Nepalis working abroad represents more than a third of the country’s gross domestic product, according to the World Bank.

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The Japan TimesFeb 17
As many industries in Japan face an acute labor shortage, Team Mirai — a political party that won 11 seats in the Lower House election — suggests foreign workers can be replaced by artificial intelligence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/17/japan/politics/team-mirai-immigration/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #teammirai #foreignworkers #foreigntrainees #expats #immigration
AI could replace foreign workers in Japan, Team Mirai says

While some parties during Lower House campaigning argued for strictly monitoring foreign nationals or setting quotas, Team Mirai sees AI as a means to replacing them altogether.

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AuscandocFeb 7

#Alberta cuts access to health care for some #foreignworkers, raising concerns in the Bow Valley | CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-health-coverage-iec-workers-9.7076256 “Chen says under the Canada Health Act, provinces must provide publicly funded health care, but each province sets eligibility requirements.

Alberta is now an outlier among western provinces. British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba all confirmed to CBC News that #Type58visa holders are eligible for public health coverage in their provinces. (1/2)

Alberta cuts access to health care for some temporary workers, raising concerns in the Bow Valley | CBC News

Alberta has stopped offering provincial health coverage to some people on working holiday and young professional visas, a change that came into effect earlier this year without a public announcement. The shift is raising concerns in the Bow Valley, where tourism businesses rely heavily on international workers.

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The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and VideosFeb 6

Trump’s Immigration Policy Is 100 Years Old

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