Act on Proper Technical Intern Training and Protection of Technical Intern Trainees

The Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 30, paragraph (1) and Article 33, paragraph (1) of the Employment Security Act (Act No. 141 of 1947), the supervising and support organization may offer engage in the business of conducting the employment placement services for technical intern training employment for skill development (meaning making arrangementsengaging in the coursebusiness of its trade, to establish an employment relationship for technical intern training between a job recruiter and a job seeker, upon application from that job recruiter or seeker, only if the job recruiter is an organization implementing supervising-organization-type technical intern trainingaccepting applications for recruitment and job seeking by exclusively designating organizations implementing supervising-organization-type employment for skill development, etc. for which it conducts supervision and support (excluding those who provide or seek to provide supervising-organization-type employment for skill development through worker dispatch, etc. under supervision by the relevant supervising organization, as clients in Japan) as recruiters, and the job seeker is aexclusively designating supervising-organization-type technical intern traineeskill development employees, etc. in relation to supervision by the relevant supervising organization; the same applies hereinafter), notwithstanding , for whom it conducts supervision and support as job seekers, and arrange the provisionsestablishment of Article 30, paragraph (1) and Article 33, paragraph (1) of the Employment Security Act (Act No. 141 of 1947an employment relationship related to employment for skill development between recruiters and job seekers; hereinafter the same applies in this Article).

With regard to the employmentemployment-for-skill-development placement services for technical intern training offeredconducted by a supervising and support organization, the supervising and support organization is deemed to be the employment placement service provider provided for in Article 4, paragraph (10) of the Employment Security Act, the fee-charging provider of paid employment placement service providerservices provided for in Article 32-3, paragraph (1) of the same Act, a person that has or the person who obtained the license under Article 33, paragraph (1) of the same Act, or the employment service organizationplacement agency provided for in Article 2 of the Act on Comprehensively Advancing Labor Measures, and Stabilizing the Employment of Workers, and Enriching Workers' Vocational Lives (Act No. 132 of 1966), and the following provisions ofapply: Article 5-2,; Article 5-3,; Article 5-4, paragraphparagraphs (1) and paragraph (3),; Articles 5-65-5 through 5-8, Article; Articles 32-12 and Article 32-13 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 33, paragraph (4) of; hereinafter the Employment Security Act), Articlessame applies in this paragraph); Article 33-5 through 34,, and Article 33-6; Article 20 as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 34; Article 48, and; Article 48-3, paragraphparagraphs (2) and (3); and Article 51, paragraph (32) of the Employment Security Act,; and the provisions of Chapter III of the Act on Comprehensively Advancing Labor Measures, and Stabilizing the Employment of Workers, and Enriching Workers' Vocational Lives apply. In this case, the term "Orderorder of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare" in the provisions of Article 5-3, paragraphparagraphs (3) and paragraph (4),; Article 5-4, paragraphparagraphs (1) and paragraph (3), ; Article 5-5, paragraph (1); Article 5-6, paragraph (1), item (iii),; Article 32-13 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to; Article 33-6, and Article 3351, paragraph (4) of the Employment Security Act), and Article 33-6 2) of the Employment Security Act is to be replaced with "order of the competent ministry", andministries"; the term "Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare" in paid employment placement services" in Article 32-12, paragraph (1) of the same Act is to be replaced with the provisions of "employment-for-skill-development placement services (provided for in Article 32-1227, paragraph (1) of the Act on Proper Implementation of Employment for Skill Development and paragraph (3) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 33, Protection of Skill Development Employees (Act No. 89 of 2016); hereinafter the same applies)"; the term "the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare" in the same paragraph (4, paragraph (3) of the same Act), Article ; Articles 33-6, Article and 48, and Article 48-3, paragraphparagraphs (2) and paragraph (3) of the same Act, and Article 11 and Article 12, paragraph (1) of the Act on Comprehensively Advancing Labor Measures, and Stabilizing the Employment of Workers, and Enriching Workers' Vocational Lives is to be replaced with "the competent ministers".; the term "paid employment placement services" in Article 32-12, paragraphs (2) and (3) of the Employment Security Act is to be replaced with "employment-for-skill-development placement services"; the phrase "Articles 3, 5-3 through 5-5, 33-5, 42, 43-8, and 45-2" in Article 48 of the same Act is to be replaced with "Articles 5-3 through 5-5, and 33-5"; the phrase "..., job posters, persons recruiting workers, commissioned recruiters, persons offering the service of providing recruitment/candidate information, providers of worker supply services, and persons intending to receive worker supply" in the same Article of the same Act is to be replaced with "and job posters"; the phrase "a job poster or person intending to receive worker supply" in Article 48-3, paragraph (2) of the same Act is to be replaced with "a job poster"; "... has issued an order under the provisions of paragraph (1) or a recommendation under the provisions of the preceding paragraph to a person recruiting workers" in paragraph (3) of the same Article of the same Act is replaced with "a recommendation under the provisions of the preceding paragraph"; and "the order or recommendation" in paragraph (3) of the same Article of the same Act is replaced with "the recommendation."

The provisions of Article 188-3 apply mutatis mutandis to the administrative affairs relating to acceptance of the notification under Article 32-12, paragraph (1) of the Employment Security Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 33, paragraph (4) of the same Act) as applied pursuant to the preceding paragraph following the deemed replacement of terms.

Beyond what is provided forstated in the preceding three paragraphs, the-any other necessary mattersparticulars relating to the employmentemployment-for-skill-development placement services of technical intern training are provided for by Orderin order of the competent ministryministries.

(Fees for Supervision and Support)

Supervising and support organizations must not receive any fees or remuneration for their supervising supervision and support business, under any name, from an organizationorganizations implementing supervising-organization-type technical intern trainingemployment for skill development, etc., a supervising-organization-type technical intern traineeskill development employees, etc., or any other relevant personpersons.

Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, supervising and support organizations may collect fees for supervision costs and support of an appropriate type and amount as provided for byin order of the competent ministryministries based on the general expenses and other costs ordinarily considered necessary for the supervision, after indicating the uses and amounts of those costs clearly to the organization implementing supervising-organization-type technical intern training, etc. in advance and support business from organizations implementing supervising-organization-type employment for skill development, etc., after clearly indicating the uses and amounts of those fees.

If the competent ministers have granted a license as provided for in Article 23,paragraph (1), , they must issue the license certificates corresponding to the number of places of business where the supervisingsupervision and support business is to be conducted.

A person that has been granted athe license must keep the license certificate at each place of business where the supervisingsupervision and support business is conducted, and must present it upon the request of a relevant person.

The license to supervise may be subject to conditions, and those conditions may be subject to change.

The conditions as provided for in the preceding paragraph are to be limited to the minimum degree necessary in light of the purpose of the license to supervise or necessary to ensure the reliable implementation of mattersparticulars relating to the license to supervise, and must not impose undue obligations on the person that is to receive the license to supervise.

The period of validity period of the license as provided for in Article 23, paragraph (1) ((or a renewed period of validity period, if the period of validity period of the license has been renewed pursuant to the provisions of the following paragraph; hereinafter the same applies in this Article) must be a period of not less than three years from the date of the granting of that license (or from the day after the date of the expiration of the period prior to renewal, if the period of validity period of the license has been renewed pursuant to the provisions of the following paragraph; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph) as specified by Cabinet Order based on consideration provided, however, that if an application for license (including an application for renewal of the capabilities validity period of the license under the provision of the following paragraph) is made, and track record relating the competent ministers find that the person who has made the application conforms to conducting the criteria provided for in order of the supervising businesscompetent ministries in connection with the audit of the status of implementation of the supervising-organization-type employment for skill development and other duties, the validity period of the license is to be a period of not less than five years from the date of the granting of that license as specified by Cabinet Order.

A person that seeks to continue conducting the supervising business under the license (or under the amended license, if permission has been granted for a changesupervision and support business under paragraph (1) of the following Article or a change has been made to the license of specified supervising business pursuant to the provisions of Article 37, paragraph (2)) after the expiration of the period of validity of that license as prescribed in the preceding paragraph (hereinafter referred to as "period of validity of the license" in this Article) must obtain a renewal of the period of validity period of that license.

If an application for renewal of the period of validity period of the license has been made and the competent ministers find that the person who has made the application does not conform to one of the items of paragraph (1) of Article 25, the competent ministers must not renew the period of validity period of the license.

(Amended LicenseNotification of Change)

If a supervising organization intends to changechange has been made in the category particulars (excluding those provided for in order of business under its license to supervise, it the competent ministries) stated in the items of Article 23, paragraph (2), the supervising and support organization must obtain an approval notify the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency and the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare to do so from that effect within one month of the competent ministerdate of the change. In thatthis case, if the supervising organization particulars subject to the relevant change relate to the establishment of a new place of business where the supervision and support business is to be conducted, the business plan and other documents provided for in order of the competent ministries for the new place of business must have its license certificate amendedbe attached to that notification.

The provisions of Article 23, paragraphs (2) through (5) and paragraph (7), Article 24, Article 25, Article 26 (excluding item (ii), item (iii), and item (v), (c) and (d)),and Article 29 4) apply mutatis mutandis to the licensebusiness plan provided for in the preceding paragraph.

If a change has been made in the matters (excluding those specified by order of the competent ministry) listed in the items of Article 23,ministers have accepted a notification under paragraph (2) (excluding item (iv)), the supervising organization must notify the Commissioner 1) of the Immigration Services Agency and the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare to that effect within one month of the date of the change. In such a case, if the matters subject to the relevant change relate related to the establishment of a new place of business where the supervising supervision and support business is to be conducted, the business plan and other documents provided for by order ofthey must issue the license certificates corresponding to the competent ministry for the new placenumber of newly established places of business must be attached to that notification.

The provisions of Article 23, If a supervising and support organization makes the notification under paragraph (4) apply mutatis mutandis 1) and the particulars related to the business plan provided for innotification are described on the preceding paragraphlicense certificate, it must have its license certificate updated.

If the competent ministers have received a notification under paragraph (3) ofThe provisions of Article 8-3 apply mutatis mutandis to the change related to the establishmentadministrative affairs relating to acceptance of a new place of business wherethe notification under paragraph (1), and the supervising business is to be conducted, they must issue a license certificate correspondingprovisions of Article 29, paragraphs (4) and (5) apply mutatis mutandis to the number of newly established placesadministrative affairs relating to issuance of businessthe license certificate under paragraph (3).

If a supervising organization files a notification under paragraph (3) and the matters related to the notification are described on the license certificate, it must have its license certificate updated.

The provisions of Article 18 apply mutatis mutandis to the administrative affairs relating to acceptance of the notification under paragraph (3), and the provisions of Article 29, paragraph (4) and paragraph (5) apply mutatis mutandis to the administrative affairs relating to issuance of the license certificate under paragraph (5).

(Notification of Difficulty in Conducting Technical Intern TrainingImplementing Employment for Skill Development)

If the supervising organization has received and support organization receives a notice under Article 19, paragraph (2) or itotherwise finds that it is difficult for an organization implementing supervising-organization-type technical intern training under its employment for skill development for which it conducts supervision and support to conductprovide the supervising-organization-type technical intern trainingemployment for skill development, the supervising and support organization must, without delay, notify the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency and the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare of the mattersparticulars relating to that notice and other mattersparticulars as provided for by Orderin order of the competent ministryministries.

The provisions of Article 188-3 apply mutatis mutandis to the administrative affairs relating to the receiptacceptance of the notification under the preceding paragraph.

If a supervising and support organization intendsseeks to discontinue its supervising supervision and support business or to suspend it in whole or in part, the supervising and support organization must notify the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency and the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare to that effect at least one month prior to the date of that discontinuation or suspension, and must notify them of the measures to be taken to ensure the continuation of the supervising-organization-type technical intern training employment for skill development related to an organization implementing the supervising-organization-type technical intern training under supervision of the relevant supervising organizationemployment for skill development for which it conducts supervision and support, and other mattersparticulars as provided for byin order of the competent ministryministries.

The provisions of Article 188-3 apply mutatis mutandis to the administrative affairs of receiptacceptance of the notification under the preceding paragraph.

Within the extent necessary for the purpose of implementingenforcing the provisions of this Section, the competent ministers may order a person related to the supervising-organization-type technical intern training employment for skill development (meaning a supervising and support organization, etc., or a current or former organization implementing supervising-organization-type technical intern trainingemployment for skill development; hereinafter the same applies in this paragraph), a current officer or employee of a person related to supervising-organization-type technical intern training employment for skill development (hereinafter referred to as "employee or officer" in this paragraph) or a former employeeofficer or officeremployee (that current employeeofficer or officeremployee, and that former employeeofficer or officeremployee are hereinafter collectively referred to as "employee or officer, etc." in this paragraph) to make a report, submit or present books and documents; may request the appearance of the person related to the supervising-organization-type technical intern training employment for skill development or the employee or officer, etc.; may have an official of the competent ministry question relevant persons; or may have them enter the premises of the places of business of the organization implementing supervising-organization-type technical intern training employment for skill development or other sites related to the supervising-organization-type technical intern trainingemployment for skill development, to inspect their equipmentfacilities, books, documents, or other items.

If a supervising and support organization has violated the provisions of this Act, the provisions of other laws related to immigration or labor, or any order based on these provisions, and the competent ministers find it necessary in order to secure the proper operation of the supervision and support business, they may order the supervising and support organization to take the necessary measures to improve the management of the supervisingsupervision and support business by a set deadline.

The competent ministers may revoke the license to supervise if the supervising and support organization falls under any of the following items:

the supervising and support organization has violated the conditions attached pursuant to the provisions of Article 30, paragraph (1) to the license to supervise;

it has committed a wrongful or significantly unjust act with regard to the laws or regulations related to immigration or labor.

If the competent ministers find that a supervising organization which was granted a license to supervise (limited to that for general supervising business) no longer conforms to the criteria provided for by Orderand support organization falls under any of the provisions of item (i), item (iii), or item (iv) of the competent ministry set forth under Article 25, paragraph (1), item (vii), they may, ex officio, change that license to supervise to one for specified supervisiningpreceding paragraph, they may order the suspension of all or a part of the supervision and support business for a set period of time.

If the competent ministers find thathave revoked a supervising organization falls under any oflicense pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), item (i) or items (iii) through (v), they may orderissued an order pursuant to the suspensionprovisions of all or a part of the supervising business for a set period of timethe preceding paragraph, they must give public notice to that effect.

If the competent ministers have revoked a license to supervise pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), amended a license to supervise pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2), or issued an order pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, they must give public notice to that effect.

A supervising and support organization must not have any other person conduct supervisingthe supervision and support business using that organization's name.

(Supervision and Support in Accordance with the Accredited Employment-for-Skill-Development Plan)

The supervising organization must endeavor to have supervising-organization-type technical intern trainees acquire the necessary knowledge to engage in theand support organization must, in accordance with the accredited employment-for-skill-development plan, conduct supervision and support of supervising-organization-type technical intern training and must superviseemployment for skill development related to the supervising-organization-type technical intern training in accordance with the accredited planskill development employees.

The supervising and support organization must provide the necessary guidance and advice to the organization implementing supervising-organization-type technical intern training employment for skill development under its supervision and support when that organization conducts an evaluation of the skills, etc. acquired by the supervising-organization-type technical intern traineesskill development employees.

In addition to the matters listed in the two preceding paragraphs,The supervising and support organization must properly take the supervising organization must conduct its business in accordance with the criteria as provided for by order of the competent ministry with regard tomeasures provided for in Article 8-4, paragraph (5) and Article 51, paragraphs (1) and (2) and other necessary measures in accordance with the audit of the status of implementationcriteria provided for in order of the supervising-organization-type technical intern training and other workcompetent ministries.

Beyond what is stated in the preceding three paragraphs, the supervising and support organization must conduct its operations in accordance with the criteria as provided for in order of the competent ministries with regard to the audit of the status of implementation of the supervising-organization-type employment for skill development and other operations.

The supervising and support organization must not engage officers or employees who have a close relationship, as provided for in order of the competent ministries, with an organization implementing supervising-organization-type employment for skill development in the implementation of the operations provided for in the preceding paragraphs that are provided for in order of the competent ministries.

(Appointment of a Supervision and Support Manager)

The supervising and support organization, as provided for byin order of the competent ministryministries, must appoint a supervision and support manager forat each place of business where the supervising supervision and support business is conducted, and to have that manager generally supervise the followingparticulars stated below:

preparations for acceptance of supervising-organization-type technical intern traineesskill development employees;

mattersparticulars related to guidance and advice provided to organizations implementing supervising-organization-type technical intern training employment for skill development with regard to the acquisition of skills, etc., by the supervising-organization-type technical intern traineesskill development employees, and communication and coordination with the organizations implementing supervising-organization-type technical intern trainingemployment for skill development;

mattersparticulars related to the protection of the technical intern trainees asskill development employees provided for in the following Section, and other matters related to the protection of other supervising-organization-type technical intern traineesskill development employees;

mattersparticulars related to the management of personal information relating to the organization implementing supervising-organization-type technical intern training employment for skill development, etc. and supervising-organization-type technical intern traineesskill development employees, etc.;

mattersparticulars related to communication and coordination with the manager pursuant to the provisions ofprovided for in Article 9, paragraph (1), item (vii) vi) and paragraph (2), item (v) of the same Article in relation to labor conditions for, industrial safety for, and occupational health of the supervising-organization-type technical intern traineesskill development employees; and

mattersparticulars related to communication and coordination with the national and local government agencies which have jurisdiction over the administrative affairs relating to technical intern trainingemployment for skill development, the OTITESDO, and other relevant organizations.

The supervision and support manager must be a person other than those givenstated below:

The supervising and support organization must have the supervision and support manager provide the necessary guidance to ensure that an organization implementing supervising-organization-type technical intern training employment for skill development does not violate the Labor Standards Act, the Industrial Safety and Health Act, or other laws and regulationregulations relating to labor.

If the supervising and support organization findfinds that an organization implementing supervising-organization-type technical intern training employment for skill development has violated the Labor Standards Act, the Industrial Safety and Health Act, or other laws and regulations related to labor in connection with the supervising-organization-type technical intern trainingemployment for skill development, it must have the supervision and support manager issue the necessary instructions for corrective purposes.

If the supervising and support organization has issued the instructions as provided for in the preceding paragraph, it must promptly report that fact toinform the relevant administrative organs to that effect.

The supervising and support organization must prepare books and documents relating to the supervising business as supervision and support business provided for by Orderin order of the competent ministryministries, and must keep them at the place of business where the supervisingsupervision and support business is conducted.

If the supervising and support organization has conducted an audit of an organization implementing supervising-organization-type technical intern training under its employment for skill development for which it conducts supervision and support in accordance with the criteria provided for byin order of the competent ministryministries set forth underin Article 39, paragraph (34), it must prepare an audit report without delay after it has completed the audit and must submit it to the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency and the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.

The supervising and support organization must prepare a business report on the supervising supervision and support business for each place of business where the supervising supervision and support business is conducted, and must submit themit to the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency and the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, as provided for byin order of the competent ministryministries.

The provisions of Article 188-3 apply mutatis mutandis to the administrative affairs relating to the receipt acceptance and retention of the audit report under paragraph (1) and the receipt acceptance and retention of the business report under the preceding paragraph. In this case, the phrases "request under paragraph (1) of the preceding Article or notification under either of paragraphs (2), (6) and (7) of the same Article" and "the request or the notification" in paragraph (2) of the same Article are deemed to be replaced with "the submission of the audit report under the provision of Article 42, paragraph (1) or the submission of the business report under paragraph (2) of the same Article," respectively. The phrases "the request or notification" and "to that effect" in paragraph (3) of the same Article are deemed to be replaced with "the audit report or the business report" and "to that effect and the content of the audit report or the business report," respectively.

When a supervising and support organization collects, keepsretains, or uses the personal information of an organization implementing supervising-organization-type technical intern trainingemployment for skill development, etc. or, and a supervising-organization-type technical intern traineeskill development employee, etc. in connection with the supervising supervision and support business, it must collect that information only within the scope necessary to achieve the objectives of the supervising supervision and support business, and must keepretain and use it only within the scope of the purposes for which it was collected; provided, however, that this does not apply to cases in whichwhen the relevant person gave consent or there are otherwise reasonable grounds.

The supervising and support organization must take the necessary measures for proper management ofto properly manage personal information related to the organizations implementing supervising-organization-type technical intern trainingemployment for skill development, etc., and supervising-organization-type technical intern traineesskill development employees, etc.

The officers and employees or former officers and employees of the supervising and support organization must not divulge or misappropriate any confidential information which they camecome to know of in connection with their workoperations, without reasonable grounds.

Beyond what is provided forstated in this Section, the licensing procedures for the supervising organizations and other necessary mattersparticulars relating to implementation of this Section are provided for by Orderin order of the competent ministryministries.

Section 3 Protection of Technical Intern TraineesSkill Development Employees

A person engaging in the supervising and support organization or other person conducting supervision and support (referred to as "training supervisor and supporter" in Article 48, paragraph (1)) or its officersofficer or employeesemployee (referred to as "training supervisorssupervisor and supporter, etc." in the following Article) must not force the technical intern traineesskill development employees to engage in technical intern training employment for skill development against their will through the use of assault, intimidation, confinement, or any other means which unfairly restrict the mental or physical freedom of the technical intern traineeskill development employee.

The training supervisorssupervisor and supporter, etc., must not enter into a an employment-for-skill-development contract that stipulates penalties for or predetermines compensations for damage onliquidated damages in the non-performanceevent of a contract regarding technical intern training,non-performance with the technical intern traineesskill development employees, etc. (meaning technical intern traineesskill development employees or persons foreign nationals who wishseek to become technical intern traineesthe subject of employment for skill development; hereinafter the same applies in this Article), their spouses, their lineal relatives, their relatives cohabiting with the technical intern traineesskill development employees, etc., or any other person who has a close personal relationship with the technical intern traineesskill development employees, etc. in their social lives.

The training supervisorssupervisor and supporter, etc., must not have a technical intern traineeskill development employee, etc., enter into a savings contract incidental to the contract for technical intern training or employment for skill development nor enter into a contract assuming control of the savings ofwith the technical intern traineeskill development employee, etc.

A An implementing organization for employment for skill development, or other person conducting technical intern training, trainingseeking to provide employment for skill development, or supervisor and supporter, or their officer or employee thereof (referred to as "persons associated with technical intern trainingemployment for skill development" in the following paragraph) must not retain the passportpassports (meaning the passports as prescribedprovided for in the provisions of Article 2, item (v) of the Immigration Control Act; the same applies in Article 111, item (v)) or residence cardcards (meaning the residence cards as prescribedprovided for in the provisions of Article 19-3 of the Immigration Control Act; the same applies in Article 111,the same item (v))) of a technical intern traineeskill development employees, etc.

Persons associated with technical intern training employment for skill development must not improperlyunreasonably restrict the freedom of the technical intern traineesskill development employees, etc., to go out, or otherwise impose unfair restrictions on their freedom in their personal lives.

If an implementing organization for employment for skill development, supervising and support organization, or officers or employees thereof (referred to as "implementing organization, etc." in the following paragraph) is in violation of the provisions of this Act or any order based thereon, the technical intern traineeskill development employee may report that fact to the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency and the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.

The implementing organization for employment for skill development, etc., must not suspend the technical intern training employment for skill development for the technical intern traineeskill development employee or subject that traineeemployee to other disadvantageous treatment, due to the technical intern traineeskill development employee having given the report provided for in the preceding paragraph.

If it is found necessary for the enforcement of the provisions of this Chapter, the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency and the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may provide the implementing organization organizations for employment for skill development with the necessary guidance or advice to secure the proper implementation of technical intern training employment for skill development and the protection of the technical intern traineesskill development employees, and the competent ministerministers may provide the supervising organization with the necessary guidance or advice to secure the proper implementation of technical intern training and protection of the technical intern traineessupport organizations with the same.

The Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency and the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare must provide the necessary information, advice, or other assistance in response to a consultationconsultations from a technical intern traineeskill development employees for the purpose of the proper implementation of technical intern training employment for skill development and the protection of the technical intern traineesskill development employees.

If an implementing organization for employment for skill development or supervising and support organization intendsseeks to filesubmit a notification or notice under Article 19, paragraphparagraphs (1) or Article 33, paragraph(1), a noticethrough (4) or a notification under Article 1933, paragraph (2),1) or a notification of discontinuation or suspension of business under Article 34, paragraph (1), it must communicate and coordinate with other implementing organizations for employment for skill development, supervising and support organizations, or other relevant persons and must take other necessary measures to ensure that the technical intern traineesskill development employees relevant to the implementing organization organizations for employment for skill development or the supervising organization and support organizations who wish to continue with the technical intern trainingemployment for skill development are able to do so.

If it is found necessary for implementation A supervising and support organization must, when the accreditation of the measures prescribed in the provisions of employment for skill development for a foreign national who is the preceding paragraph or subject of supervising-organization-type employment for any other purpose, the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency and skill development and for whom it conducts supervision and support is revoked pursuant to the Ministerprovision of Health, Labour Article 16, paragraph (1), communicate and Welfare may give the necessary guidance coordinate with other implementing organizations for employment for skill development or supervising and advice to the support organizations or other relevant persons provided for in item (i), and and take other necessary measures to ensure that the competent ministerforeign national may give newly become the necessary advice and guidance to subject of employment for skill development when the persons provided for in item (ii):foreign national wishes to do so.

implementing organizations and other relevant persons (except for supervising organizations); or

supervising organizations, persons relevant to those organizations, and other relevant persons (except for the persons given in the preceding item).

If it is found necessary for smooth implementation of the measures provided for in Article 8-4, paragraph (5) or the preceding two paragraphs, or for any other purpose, the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency and the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may give the necessary guidance and advice to the persons stated in item (i), and the competent ministers may give the necessary guidance and advice to the persons stated in item (ii):

implementing organizations for employment for skill development and other relevant persons (except for relevant persons of supervising and support organizations); or

supervising and support organizations, persons relevant to those organizations, and other relevant persons (except for the persons stated in the preceding item).

(Technical Intern TrainingEmployment-for-Skill-Development Evaluation ExaminationExaminations)

The Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency and the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfarecompetent ministers must endeavor to promote technical intern trainingemployment-for-skill-development evaluation examinations, in order to ensure the smooth evaluation of skills, etc., by implementing organizations for employment for skill development.

The competent ministers must establish the standards for technical intern trainingemployment-for-skill-development evaluation examinations by order ofprovided for in the competent ministryministries, in order to ensure that fair technical intern trainingemployment for-skill-development evaluation examinations are conducted.

(Requests to the Minister with Jurisdiction over the BusinessHeads of Field-Specific Administrative Organs)

If the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency and the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare find it to be necessary for the proper implementation of technical intern training employment for skill development and the protection of technical intern traineesskill development employees, they may request necessary cooperation in relation to the technical intern training employment for skill development regarding the business in the specific industryindividual employment-for-skill-development industrial fields from the minister who has head of a relevant administrative organ with jurisdiction over that industry individual employment-for-skill-development industrial fields (referred to as "minister with jurisdiction over the businessthe "head of a field-specific administrative organ" in paragraph (1) of the following Article).

(BusinessField-Specific Council)

The minister with jurisdiction over the businesshead of a field-specific administrative organ may organize a council composed of that ministerhead and implementing organizations for employment for skill development or supervising and support organizations related to the specific industries individual employment-for-skill-development industrial fields under the jurisdiction of the ministerhead (hereinafter referred to as "businessfield-specific council" in this Article).

The businessfield-specific council may add , when it deems necessary, appoint the OTITESDO or other persons as members if the business council finsa this necessaryit considers necessary as its members.

The businessA field-specific council is to share useful information for the purpose of proper implementation of technical intern training employment for skill development and the protection of technical intern traineesthe skill development employees, through mutual communication among its members, in order to work towardstoward close cooperation among its members;, and is to discuss initiatives to contribute to the proper implementation of technical intern training employment for skill development and the protection of the technical intern traineesskill development employees in light of the actual conditions of the businessindividual employment-for-skill-development industrial fields.

Any personpersons who performsperform or previously performed the administrative affairs of the businessfield-specific council must not divulge or misappropriate any confidential information which they came to know of in connection with thosethe administrative affairs, without reasonable grounds.

Beyond what is provided forstated in the preceding paragraphs, any other necessary matters in relationparticulars relating to the organization and management of the businessfield-specific council are established by the businessfield-specific council.

If the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency and the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare foundfind it to be necessary for the purpose of the proper implementation of technical intern training employment for skill development and the protection of the technical intern traineesskill development employees, they may provide information to the heads of the relevant administrative organs to contribute with information that contributes to the proper implementation of technical intern training employment for skill development and the protection of the technical intern traineesskill development employees.

If the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency and the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare find that there are measures based on the provisions of other laws that may be usedimplemented for the proper implementation of technical intern training employment for skill development and the protection of the technical intern traineesskill development employees, and that those measures should need to be implemented promptly for the purpose of the proper implementation of technical intern training employment for skill development and the protection of the technical intern traineesskill development employees, they may make a request todemand that the ministerministers with jurisdiction over the administrative affairs for prompt relating to the implementation of those measures promptly implement those measures.

National government agencies with jurisdiction over the administrative affairs relating to technical intern trainingemployment for skill development within a region may organize a council made up of those agencies, local government agencies, and other relevant agencies (hereinafter referred to as a "regional council" in this Article).

A regional council is to share useful information for the purpose of the proper implementation of technical intern training employment for skill development and the protection of the technical intern traineesskill development employees, through mutual communication among its members, in order to work toward close cooperation among its members;, and is to discuss initiatives to contribute to the proper implementation of technical intern training employment for skill development and the protection of the technical intern traineesskill development employees in light of the actual conditions of the region.

Chapter III Organization for Technical Intern TrainingEmployment-for-Skill-Development Organization

The purpose of the Organization for Technical Intern TrainingEmployment-for-Skill-Development Organization (hereinafter referred to as the "OTITESDO") is to ensure the proper implementation of technical intern training employment for skill development and the protection of the technical intern trainees in relationskill development employees, thereby contributing to the acquisitiondevelopment of skills, etc. by foreign nationals, thereby promoting international cooperation throughhuman resources with skills requiring considerable knowledge or experience in the transfer of skills, etc.employment-for-skill-development industrial fields, and to developing regions and elsewhere through human resources developmentsecuring human resources in the employment-for-skill-development industrial fields.

The OTITESDO must use the words "外国人技能実習機構外国人育成就労機構" (pronounced "Gaikokujin Ginojisshu Ikusei Shuro Kiko", meaning "Organization for Technical Intern TrainingEmployment-for-Skill-Development Organization") in its name.

No person other than the OTITESDO must not use the words "外国人技能実習機構外国人育成就労機構" (pronounced "Gaikokujin Ginojisshu Ikusei Shuro Kiko", meaning "Organization for Technical Intern TrainingEmployment-for-Skill-Development Organization") in its name.

Three or more incorporators with specialized knowledge and experience on technical intern training employment for skill development are required in order to incorporate the OTITESDO.

The OTITESDO has a board of councilors in order to ensure smooth management of the operations specified in Article 87 (excluding the operations set forthstated in paragraph (1), item (i) of the same Article and other operations incidental thereto; their ancillary operations; hereinafter the same applies hereinafter in this Article).