[Impacts of the spread of COVID-19 on counseling counter operations]
○Regarding the counseling counters for foreign human resources
Both in-person counters and phone counseling counters are currently operating as normal.
However, due to the impact of the spread of COVID-19, there may be changes to the operation of counseling counters.
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry operates a framework for accepting foreign nationals under the Specified Skilled Worker program in the Industrial Product Manufacturing field. Accordingly, we have established a national support service for all foreign national workers who have a status of residence as a Specified Skilled Worker in that field or who wish to acquire that status of residence.
Counseling Counters provide consultations about matters related to daily life, as well as about the Foreign Human Resources With Specified Skills system as related to the Industrial product manufacturing.
Foreign nationals already receiving various forms of support from their employer or from registered support organizations (individuals who are not resident as foreign national workers under the Specified Skilled Worker program) who require additional consultation services should contact the Support Service for Japanese Businesses.