介護外国人材の要件緩和検討　就労直後から「職員」―厚労省

　厚生労働省は２６日、介護施設で受け入れる外国人技能実習生の要件を緩和する案を社会保障審議会（厚労相の諮問機関）の分科会に示した。就労開始直後から正規の職員として扱うことを認める内容で、深刻な介護人材不足に対応する。
　ただ、この日の会合では「根拠となる調査が不十分」などと慎重な意見が相次ぎ、了承は見送られた。厚労省は要件を見直す時期などをさらに検討する。（2022/08/26-19:58）

Japan's labor ministry Friday presented a proposal to ease requirements related to foreign technical interns working at elderly care facilities, as part of efforts to tackle serious staff shortages in the country.
   The proposal, calling for allowing care homes to count technical trainees as regular staff right after they start working, was submitted to a meeting of a subgroup of the Social Security Council, which advises the labor minister.
   The group stopped short of approving the proposal, as participants voiced cautious opinions, such as one suggesting a need for more study to support the proposal.
   The ministry will consider details, including when to review the requirements.
   A ministry ordinance sets staffing requirements for elderly care facilities. For instance, there must be at least one full-time nurse or care worker, or their equivalent, per three residents at homes for elderly people who need special care.