Cross-Border Movement of Natural Persons:
Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and acceptance of foreign workers

Date:	27 July 2004
Venue:	U Thant International Conference Hall, 3rd floor, United Nation University Centre 53-70, Jingumae 5-chome, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-8925, Japan
Organized by:	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan IOM (International Organization for Migration)

Programme (tentative)

10:00	Opening remarks
10:15	Session I "EPA and movement of natural persons - how should Japan respond?" Presentations by invited panellists Mr. Kiyoaki Shimagami, Chairperson of Taskforce for Promotion of EPA, Nippon Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) Mr. Yasutaka Suga, Executive Director, Dept. of Working Conditions, Rengo (Japanese Trade Union Confederation) Mr. Brunson McKinley, Director General of IOM Mr. Tomas Achacoso, Former Administrator of Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA)
11:20	Panel discussion, followed by Q&A
13:00	Lunch Break
14:30	Session II Panel discussion on "Acceptance of skilled workers (having nurses and caregivers in mind)" followed by Q&A Mr. Makoto Ebina, Research Fellow, Mizuho Research Institute Mr. Nilim Baruah, Head of Labour Migration Service, IOM Dr. Yutaka Kajiwara, AHP Network/President of Itakura Hospital Ms. Keiko Okaya, Executive Director, Japanese Nursing Association
16:00	Session III Panel discussion on "Institutional framework for receiving foreign workers" followed by Q&A Prof. Kazuaki Tezuka, Chiba University Mr. Yasuyuki Kitawaki, Mayor of Hamamatsu City Mr. Yorio Tanimura, Director of Migration Management Services Dept., IOM Mr. Nobutaka Shinomiya, Deputy Director General of Immigration Bureau, Ministry of Justice Mr. Singtong Lapisatepun, Counsellor of Royal Thai Embassy, Tokyo (tentative)
17:20	Closing remark