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228 Filipino health workers arrive in Japan for training, work

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Photo from the Japanese embassy in Manila/handout" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/06/30/06302023-228-filipino-health-workers-arrive-in-japan-for-training_work.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Photo from the Japanese embassy in Manila/handout</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Some 228 Filipino nurses and care workers arrived in Japan on Friday and will start working there after months of additional training, the Japanese embassy in Manila said.</p><p>The group is the 15th batch of Filipino candidates for nurse and certified careworker under the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA).</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/global-filipino/05/16/16/filipino-health-workers-have-high-hopes-for-career-in-japan">Filipino health workers have high hopes for career in Japan</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/global-filipino/04/13/16/some-filipino-health-workers-turn-backs-on-opportunities-in-japan">Some Filipino health workers turn backs on opportunities in Japan</a></li></ul><p>They were hired through a government-to-government arrangement implemented by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and the Japan International Corporation of Welfare Services (JICWELS), according to the embassy.</p><p>The Filipino nurses and care workers underwent a 6-month preparatory Japanese language training in the Philippines prior to their arrival in Tokyo. </p><p>They are still required to enroll in another 6 months of language training, more intensive this time, but with the support of ARC Academy in Japan. </p><p>&quot;Upon fulfillment of this prerequisite, they are then expected to start their work term in hospitals and caregiving facilities,&quot; said the embassy.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/gobal-filipino/02/11/13/more-support-sought-filipina-nurses-caregivers-japan">More support sought for Filipina nurses, caregivers in Japan</a></li></ul><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVE</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xPTSvi0ZDvs?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Some 228 Filipino nurses and care workers arrived in Japan on Friday, June 30, and will start working there after months of additional training.