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    Japan eases immigration restrictions to fill chronic care worker shortage
    Sally Herships
    • Oct 18, 2018
    • 4 min

    Japan eases immigration restrictions to fill chronic care worker shortage

    Walk through the sliding glass doors of the Shirokane no Mori nursing home in Tokyo and you’ll find a cabinet with individual cubbies where visitors can leave their shoes and borrow a pair of slippers. It feels homey for the seniors and care workers who spend their days with them. “I like Japan. It's very convenient. You can go to go anywhere by train,” says 29-year-old Putu Supadmi, a care worker from Indonesia, through a translator. “I don't need any motorcycle or vehicles
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    Employers struggle to make H-1B visas work
    Sally Herships
    • Mar 24, 2017
    • 1 min

    Employers struggle to make H-1B visas work

    here #Government #Labor #H1B #Immigration
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    Sally Herships
    • Jan 26, 2017
    • 1 min

    Indians worry about U.S. degree prospects under Trump

    #India #Education #Law #Immigration #H1B #Politics
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    Japan's long-term care dilemma: Immigrants or robots?
    Sally Herships
    • Mar 8, 2016
    • 1 min

    Japan's long-term care dilemma: Immigrants or robots?

    #Healthcare #Japan #Aging #Immigration
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    Sally Herships
    • May 10, 2009
    • 1 min

    Overcoming Cultural Barriers To Jobs

    The foreign-born population in the U.S. is now at an all time high — more than 10 percent. And while recession-time jobs are hard to come by for Americans, for residents of the States born overseas, finding work here can be even tougher. Workers from China and Afghanistan say learning American small talk can make all the difference. Listen here... #Immigration #Culture #Workplace
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