OWIC granted for Myanmar migrant workers bound for Japan, Malaysia

28 MARCH 2026

MORE than 120 Myanmar workers going to work in Japan have been allowed to attend the overseas job training course and Overseas Worker Identification Card (OWIC).

The Ministry of Labour’s Safe Migration released the list of eligible individuals for overseas job training and OWIC on 24 March. Among the workers, 120 are women, and one is a man who will be working in Japan under the management of licensed overseas employment agencies.

Workers will have to attend the training course on 25 March and apply OWIC on 26 March. They will have to resubmit if they are unable to do so by the schedule. Agencies will need to resubmit an Excel soft copy of the list of sending workers, a copy of the passport and a copy of OWIC within a week from the departure date to the Department of Labour, dolmigrationjapan@gmail.com.

Further, 20 Myanmar workers returning to Malaysia after taking leave on their own plan have also been granted OWIC, it said. Workers will have to apply for OWIC on 26 March or resubmit if they are unable to do so by the date, and seek the departure permit at least five days in advance during weekdays after OWIC is issued and an air ticket is bought. — MT/ZS