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Japan to crack down on human trafficking
November 25, 2004
Tokyo - The Japanese government has drafted an action plan to combat human
trafficking, including funding for private shelters that care for trafficking
victims.
The plan calls for tougher immigration controls, a domestic crackdown on human
trafficking, and the protection of victims at private shelters, reported the
Yomiuri Shimbun Thursday, quoting government sources.
As part of the tighter screening process for foreigners entering the country,
the government may abolish a current requirement allowing foreign entertainers
to obtain visas if they possess a certificate from their own government
identifying them as entertainers.
This proposal was made because 80,000 Filipinos annually enter the country with
entertainer certificates issued by the Philippine government. Under the new
rules, visa applicants will have to show that they have studied in a particular
entertainment field for at least two years.
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