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Some visas prohibit you from working in Japan
Please contact the following organization for further information.
Osaka Regional Immigration Bureau
TEL: 0570-064259
Address: Osaka City, Suminoe Ward, Nankokita 1-29-53
Open: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Closed Saturday, Sunday, public holidays)
Immigration Information Center, Osaka
TEL: 0570-013904
Open: 8:30 a.m. – 5:15 p.m. (Monday – Friday)
Job and Employment Information
If you are looking for job or employment information, please contact the below organizations such as Hello Work.
Osaka Employment Service Center for Foreigners
TEL: 06-7709-9465 (English, Chinese, Portuguese, Spanish, Nepali, Vietnamese, Ukrainian)
Address: Osaka City, Kita Ward, Kakudacho 8-47, Hankyu Grand Building 16F
Open: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. (closed Saturday, Sunday, public holidays, the New Year period 29 Dec – 3 Jan).
If you need a translator for your preferred language, please contact us for days and times.
Hello Work Sakai, Employment Service Corner for Foreigners
TEL: 072-222-5049 (English, Portuguese, Chinese)
Address: Sakai City, Sakai Ward, Minami Kawaramachi 2-29, Sakai Combination Office
Open: 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Chinese: Monday, Tuesday
Portuguese: Thursday
English: Friday, every 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month
If you need help with translation, please make contact beforehand.
Hello Work Ikeda
TEL: 072-751-2595 (Japanese) FAX: 072-751-5848
Address: Ikeda City, Sakaehonmachi 12-9
Open: Weekdays 8:30 a.m. – 5.15 p.m.
Work Environment Consultation
For consultation about your work environment, please contact the Minoh Sales Division.
Minoh Sales Division
TEL: 072-724-6727 (Japanese) FAX: 072-722-7655
Telephone Consultation Service for Foreign Workers
You can use this service for foreign language advice on working conditions (the number will connect you to the Telephone Consultation Service for Foreign Workers). When you call the Telephone Consultation Service for Foreign Workers, you will be charged 8.5 yen (incl. tax) per 180 seconds from landlines, or 10 yen (incl. tax) per 20 seconds from cellphones.
Open: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Language | Day | Phone Number |
English | Monday – Friday | 0570-001-701 |
Chinese | 0570-001-702 | |
Portuguese | 0570-001-703 | |
Spanish | 0570-001-704 | |
Tagalog | 0570-001-705 | |
Vietnamese | 0570-001-706 | |
Myanmar | Friday | 0570-001-707 |
Nepali | Monday – Friday | 0570-001-708 |
Korean | Thursday, Friday | 0570-001-709 |
Thai | Thursday | 0570-001-712 |
Indonesian | Tuesday | 0570-001-715 |
Cambodian (Khmer) | Wednesday | 0570-001-716 |
Mongolian | Friday | 0570-001-718 |
*The hotline is closed during the period from December 29 to January 3.
There might be a change in the available days.
Labor Standards Advice Hotline
The Labor Standards Advice Hotline is a commissioned service entrusted by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. The hotline offers general advice when the Prefectural Labor Bureaus and Labor Standards Inspection Offices are closed or on weekends and holidays. Foreign language support is available.
Open:
Monday – Friday: 5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday, public holidays: 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Language | Day | Phone Number |
Japanese | Monday – Sunday | 0120-811-610 |
English | 0120-531-401 | |
Chinese | 0120-531-402 | |
Portuguese | Monday – Saturday | 0120-531-403 |
Spanish | Thursday, Friday, Saturday | 0120-531-404 |
Tagalog | Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday | 0120-531-405 |
Vietnamese | Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday – Sunday | 0120-531-406 |
Myanmar | Wednesday, Sunday | 0120-531-407 |
Nepali | 0120-531-408 | |
Korean | Thursday, Sunday | 0120-613-801 |
Thai | 0120-613-802 | |
Indonesian | 0120-613-803 | |
Cambodian (Khmer) | Monday, Saturday | 0120-613-804 |
Mongolian | 0120-613-805 |
*The hotline is closed during the period from December 29 to January 3.
Osaka Labor Bureau (Foreign workers consultation corner)
TEL: 06-6949-6490 FAX: 06-6949-6034
Open: 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Language | Day |
English | Monday, Wednesday, Friday |
Portuguese | Wednesday, Thursday |
Chinese | Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday |
Vietnamese | 1st Thursday of the month, Friday |
Please note the days may change.
Osaka Prefecture Labor Consultation Center
Labor consultations with translator (English, Chinese, Vietnamese)
TEL: 06-6946-2600
Open: 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. (closed 12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.)
Consultations are 120 minutes, available online or in-person.
Reservation required.
About the Mutual Aid Association for Laborers
By being a member of the Mutual Aid Association for Laborers if you are working at a medium or small sized company in Minoh City, you can receive financial support for medical check-ups, celebration money (such as when your child is born, etc.) and consolation money (such as when you are injured, etc.).
- Minoh Mutual Aid Association For Laborers
TEL: 072-724-6727 FAX: 072-722-7655
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