Labor Rights and Other Issues

• General Information
  • Labor in Taiwan (Updated 2007)

• Year 2007
  • New minimum wage hike comes into effect July 1 (July 4)
  • Legislature adopts new laws to help protect human rights (May 16)

• Year 2006
  • Workers protest for victims of Hsuehshan Tunnel construction (June 7)
  • Survey shows local office workers feeling the pinch (May 4)
  • Firms with fewer than 4 employees required to join Labor Insurance Program (April 27)
  • Cabinet approves bill to raise labor insurance eligibility age (April 27)
  • Maximum insured pay for labor insurance to rise to NT$45,800 (April 20)
  • Employers urged to prioritize workers' safety (March 22)
  • Workers feel like they're earning less (March 8)
  • Council of Labor Affairs sets target of 20% fewer job-related accidents (March 3)

• Year 2005
  • Labor unions growing in strength though shrinking in membership (September 2)
  • ROC's labor productivity growth ranks 8th in the world (July 6)