Minimum wage to be adjusted to NT$25,250 per month and NT$168 per hour starting January 1, 2022
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Taiwan OSHA co-host the 1st Taiwan-UK Occupational Safety and Health Summit with UK HSE, and signed the cooperation confirmation to further deepen the bilateral partnership.
Highlights of the Ministry of Labor
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2022-03-30
"Attachment 3 of the Labor Insurance Disability Benefit Payment Standards" was amended to remove the age limit of 45 years or less for women to have a hysterectomy and to further differentiate the level of physical damage.
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2022-03-29
The Institute of Labor and Occupational Safety and Health (ILOSH) of the Ministry of Labor inaugurated the "Data Science Center of Labor and the Opening Ceremony of the Labor Safety and Health Experience Center". The Data Science Center of Labor allows for the exchange of information with the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the Council of Agriculture, and other ministries. The Center can immediately grasp the latest trends in labor and workplace safety and health through statistical analysis and provide various units with references for governance and policy-making. The Exhibition Hall of Occupational Safety and Health, established in 2002 and the only one of its kind in the nation, created a new "Labor Safety and Health Experience Center" with "safety and health" as the core in response to the rapid development of digitization and information technology. The Center features a multi-faceted exhibition approach for visitors to experience in a fun and educational way so that the knowledge of proper disaster prevention and labor rights is deeply etched in the minds of visitors.
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2022-03-25
Announcement given that "Technical Workers of the Fleet Branch, Coast Guard Administration of Ocean Affairs Council" are approved as workers specified in Article 84-1 of the Labor Standards Act.
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2022-03-24
The Ministry and Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven) organized the first virtual Labor Policy Conference. The opening speech was delivered by Peter LIEVENS, Vice-Rector of International Policy, Ambassador Tsai Ming-Yen of the Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium, and Wang Shang-Chih, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Labor. The meeting shared and discussed issues such as the protection of labor rights of workers in the platform economy, the impact of climate and circular economy transformation on employment and skills, and the use of administrative data by Taiwan and Belgium to analyze labor market manpower trends. Both sides also agreed to continue joint research on labor policy related issues in the future.
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2022-03-18
Article 13 of the "Regulations on Security and Maintenance Plan of Personal Data for Private Vocational Training Organizations" were amended to require that private vocational training institutions comply with the central authority's restrictions when transmitting personal information internationally. The private vocational training organization shall also inform the subject of the area where the personal data will be transferred. The private vocational training institution shall also properly supervise the data recipient.