日本大阪市政府近日开始接受商家对开展外国劳动者家政服务业务的申请,此举利用了国家战略特区放宽限制的优惠措施。据大阪市称,这是继3月率先推出外国人家政服务的神奈川县之后的第二例。由大阪市、大阪府、内阁府等组成的“第三方管理磋商会”将负责审查申请商家的资质。首次会议确认了将对审查合格的商家一年至少实施一次检查。据大阪府称,因单身老人和双职工家庭的增加,家政等服务的需求高涨,已有数家公司表示愿意加入。日本的《出入境管理及难民认定法》原则上不承认外国人以从事家政为目的 Japan’s Osaka city government recently began accepting businesses to apply for foreign workers domestic service business, a move that takes advantage of the preferential measures to relax the restrictions of the national special area. According to Osaka, this is the second case after Kanagawa, which pioneered the domestic service for foreigners in March. The “Third-Party Management Consultative Meeting” consisting of Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Cabinet Office, etc. will be responsible for reviewing the qualifications of the applicants. The first meeting confirmed that the inspection of qualified businesses will be implemented at least once a year. According to the Osaka Prefecture, due to the increase of single elderly and dual-employment families, the demand for domestic services and other services has soared, and several companies have indicated their willingness to join. Japan’s “Exit and Entry Administration and Refugee Recognition Act” in principle does not recognize foreigners to engage in domestic work for the purpose