This article focuses on the first group of Filipino certified care worker (kaigo fukushishi) candidates who joined Japan's caregiving workforce under the Japan–Philippines economic partnership agreement (EPA) in 2009. The arrival of this group marked the start of the arrival of Filipinos specifically to work and study for 3 years in a designated care facility in order to take Japan's unique national board exam in 2013. Based on the follow-up research on 49 of the first group of 190 Filipino candidates, this study examines the lives of those passing the board exam who decided to remain and continue to work in Japan. Being able to transfer to various care facilities for better employment conditions, their quality of life in Japan has improved, while the issues regarding their residential status and reuniting with their family have yet to be resolved.

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经认证的护理人员能否成为长期定居者？：日菲经济伙伴关系协议下 49 名菲律宾人的案例研究

本文重点介绍2009年根据日菲经济伙伴关系协议（EPA）加入日本护理劳动力的第一批菲律宾认证护理员（kaigo fukushishi）候选人。 这批人的到来标志着菲律宾人具体到来的开始在指定的护理机构工作和学习 3 年，以参加 2013 年日本独特的国家委员会考试。 本研究基于对第一批 190 名菲律宾候选人中的 49 名的后续研究，调查通过者的生活决定留在日本并继续在日本工作的董事会考试。能够转移到各种护理机构以获得更好的就业条件，他们在日本的生活质量有所提高，