TEPCO to carefully consider hiring foreign workers at Fukushima plant

The operator of the disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant said Wednesday it will not hire foreigners who enter Japan under a new visa program launched last month for decommissioning work at the complex until it can confirm their safety will be ensured.The decision comes after the labor ministry told Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. that the company needs to be careful about sending foreign workers to the Fukushima plant, where workers are required to precisely follow safety instructions.Japan introduced the new visa status on April 1 to cope with a chronic labor short…READ FULL ARTICLE