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Indian PM Modi had placed a high priority on quickly operationalizing this MoC and the current PM of Japan Yoshihide Suga when he was the chief cabinet secretary was one of the prime movers of the program to address his country s need for a skilled labor market.
India and Japan on Monday signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) on Specified Skilled Workers (SSW) that will allow 14 categories of Indian skilled workers to work in Japan. SSW is a new status of residence created by Japan in 2019 under which skilled foreign nationals can obtain jobs and stay in the country.
01/18/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/18/2021 05:54
Remarks by the Foreign Secretary at the Signing Ceremony of the Memorandum of Cooperation on Specified Skilled Workers with Japan
H.E. Mr. Satoshi Suzuki, Ambassador of Japan to India;
Shri Praveen Kumar, Secretary Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Govt. of India
Shri Naveen Srivastava, Additional Secretary (East Asia), Ministry of External Affairs;
Officials from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Justice of the Govt of Japan and the Embassy of Japan in New Delhi;
Colleagues and dear friends,
It is a matter of great satisfaction that we are signing the agreement on Specified Skilled Workers (SSW) today.