Taiwan – Page 2 – Recruitment Reform

Taiwan, Philippines sign cooperation guidelines on hiring workers

4 August 2015, WantChinaTimes.com Workers from the Philippines will be able to travel to Taiwan for work in two or three weeks at the earliest after Taiwan and the Philippines signed cooperation guidelines Monday on worker recruitment, management and service. The agreement was reached at the sixth ministerial conference between labor ministers of the two […]

Taiwan, Philippines sign cooperation guidelines on hiring workers Read More »

Indonesia vows to help lower brokerage fees for its workers in Taiwan

15 April 2015, Focus Taiwan News Channel Jakarta, April 15 (CNA) The Indonesian government said Wednesday it is determined to help lower the brokerage fees for its citizens seeking work in other countries, including Taiwan. Nusron Wahid, head of the Agency of Placement and Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers, said in a parliamentary hearing that

Indonesia vows to help lower brokerage fees for its workers in Taiwan Read More »

Taiwan to recruit more Vietnamese

15 March 2015, Taipei Times LIFTING A BAN:Minister of Labor Chen Hsiung-wen said officials from Taiwan and Vietnam were meeting to discuss new regulations for Vietnamese workers Taiwan recruited 10,906 Vietnamese workers during the first two months of this year, making it Vietnam’s largest labor export market, according to the latest official data from Hanoi.

Taiwan to recruit more Vietnamese Read More »

Ministry to trial Burmese workers

10 March 2015, Taipei Times Negotiations with Myanmar on introducing Burmese nationals as agricultural and industrial workers could be finalized within two months, the Ministry of Labor said yesterday. Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are also seen as potential new sources of labor to mitigate an expected shortfall of migrant workers, Workforce Development Agency director Liu

Ministry to trial Burmese workers Read More »

Migrant worker broker fees ‘exorbitant’: Indonesia

1 March 2015, Taipei Times The biggest problem for Indonesian workers in Taiwan are the “exorbitant” brokerage fees, which are unacceptable, Agency for the Placement and Protection of Indonesian Workers official Agusdin Sabiantoro said on Friday. Sabiantoro said that a major problem for his nation’s migrant workers has been the excessively high fees manpower brokers

Migrant worker broker fees ‘exorbitant’: Indonesia Read More »

New rules target migrant worker agencies

12 October 2014, Taipei Times ‘LAST RESORT’:A labor rights activist blamed the number of migrant workers who abscond from workplaces on inflexible contracts which limit their options. New rules came into effect on Friday aimed at cracking down on runaway foreign workers, with agencies facing multiple fines and withdrawal of licenses to operate if a

New rules target migrant worker agencies Read More »

Taiwan plans to import farm workers: Council of Agriculture

6 October 2014, Focus Taiwan News Channel Taipei, Oct. 6 (CNA) Agriculture chief Chen Bao-ji said Monday that importing farm workers is “inevitable” and that his Council of Agriculture will draft a national policy for that purpose “as soon as possible.” Chen made his remarks during a meeting with a group of young farmers in

Taiwan plans to import farm workers: Council of Agriculture Read More »

Cacdac suspends labor recruiter

7 October 2014, Manila Standard The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) suspended a recruitment agency for charging placement fees higher than what was allowed by government regulations. POEA Administrator Hans Leo Cacdac ordered the grounding of Lexus Inc. which has deployed 20 Filipino factory workers in Taiwan. The workers filed separate complaints of against the

Cacdac suspends labor recruiter Read More »