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This refers to the exact location and place of work performance designated by the Ministry of Labor under the employment agreement.

  • Release date :2024/05/01
  • Update date :2025/03/19

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If the same employer has Plant A and Plant B for manufacturing, but Plant A has been shut down (cancellation of registration), with the door tag number reassigned and the relocation of all equipment. Plant A and Plant B are qualified for manufacturing under the same production process and are at the same level. At this point, the employer shall present related documents to apply with The Ministry of Labor for permission before assigning the foreigners employed by Plant A to Plant B for engagement in manufacturing work.

  • Release date :2024/05/01
  • Update date :2025/03/19

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If the employer changes the residence place of Category 2 foreigners or mid-level technical foreigners, report to the local competent authority of the workplace and residence place of the foreigner by presenting the “Notification of Change in Residence Address of Foreigners” and related documents within 7 days after the change. 

 

Report at the “Foreigners Cases Online Application System”

https://fwapply.wda.gov.tw/efpv/wSite/Control? function=IndexPage

  • Release date :2024/05/01
  • Update date :2025/03/19

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If there is the need for the private caregiver to change living place in order to keep the recipient of the caregiving company, the employer shall report the places where the private caregiver may live in order to keep the recipient of the caregiving company at the time of reporting on the arrival of the private caregiver. If the living places of this private caregiver have not been reported at the time of reporting on arrival, the employer shall report to the local competent authority of the workplace and residence place of the foreigner by presenting the “Notification of Change in Residence Address of Foreigners” and related documents within 7 days after the change. Report at the “Foreigners Cases Online Application System” https://fwapply.wda.gov.tw/efpv/wSite/Control? function=IndexPage

  • Release date :2024/05/01
  • Update date :2025/03/19

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◎ Right of work

  1. If the migrant worker gets pregnant during employment in Taiwan, the employer cannot request the migrant worker to rescind the employment agreement or force the migrant worker to depart.
  2. The employer may suggest terminating the employment agreement only if the migrant worker cannot perform her assigned duties due to pregnancy and related factors, in which case the Labor Standards Act shall apply (in manufacturing and construction industries). Thereby, the employer shall give advance notice to the migrant worker and effect severance payment. For migrant workers not covered by the Labor Standards Act (like maids and private caregivers), the parties concerned shall refer to the employment agreement binding the employer and the employee on the condition of the termination of the agreement. 
  3. (GOH) What rights do pregnant migrant workers have - multilingual edition   https://fw.wda.gov.tw/wda-employer/home/file/2c95efb3802068ca018025d4bcd208c0

 

◎ Medical Assistance 

  1. When a migrant worker gets pregnant in the during of employment in Taiwan, she may bring along the national health insurance IC card to a hospital designated by the health insurance program to receive regular prenatal care. The prenatal care clinic or local public health authorities have the Healthcare Manual for Pregnant Women in different languages available (English, Indonesian, Cambodian, Thai, and Vietnamese) for the reference of the pregnant migrant workers in healthcare during pregnancy.
     
  2. (Ministry of Health and Welfare) healthcare resources for new immigrants and migrant workers in pregnancy       
     https://fw.wda.gov.tw/wda-employer/home/file/2c95efb36eed4b3b016ef7b0258d3263
  3. How to use LINE@移點通 - Migrant Workers in Pregnancy? -Multilingual Edition    https://fw.wda.gov.tw/wda-employer/home/file/2c95efb38072ee8601807364129601d3
  4. According to Subparagraph 3 under Article 26 of the Immigration Act, migrant workers shall, within 30 days from the day after giving birth to a baby, contact any of the service locations of the Immigration Administration at the municipal or county/city level to process the foreigner residence visa for the newborn baby. 
     
     

 

◎ Policy of switching employer

  1. LINE@移點通 - Assistance to Migrant Worker in Pregnancy in Taiwan - multilingual edition   https://fw.wda.gov.tw/wda-employer/home/file/2c95efb38238c6420182395117ff0173

 

◎ Policy of providing shelter 

  1. For the protection of the legitimate rights of migrant workers in Taiwan during pregnancy, this office utilized the employment stability fund to subsidize the governments of Taoyuan City, Changhua County, and Kaohsiung City to establish service centers for the consultation and counseling of migrant women and children and provide proper arrangement for the legally employed pregnant migrant workers before and after pregnancy, and provide medical assistance like delivery, right of employment, switching employer and other medical resources. For additional information, contact the following centers: 

County/City

Name of center

Address

Telephone

Taoyuan City Government 

Integrated Service Center for Migrant Women and Children

6F, No. 17, Andong Street, Taoyuan District, Taoyuan County

03-2522-522

Changhua County Government 

Foreigners Maternity Counseling Service Center

No. 246, Huiming Street, Yuanlin City, Changhua County

04-8396532

Kaohsiung City Government 

Center for Maternity Counseling and Arrangement for Maternal Care of Foreigners

No. 90, Fengqi Road, Yanchao District, Kaohsiung City

07-6156926 or

07-6156900

 

 

 
 

  • Release date :2024/05/01
  • Update date :2025/03/19

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Temporary shelter for migrant workers is for those who are in labor-management dispute, reporting on the illegal use of the labor of the employer, under physical violation, human trafficking, or victim of the breach of the employment agreement by the employer with deportation without justifiable reason for appropriate protection and assistance. For the victims of human trafficking, physiological and psychological medical assistance, subsidy for legal services, assistance for supportive activities, emergency relief fund, assistance in switching employers, or application for a short-term employment permit.

  • Release date :2024/05/01
  • Update date :2025/03/19

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To assist the migrant workers employed to work in the country under the Employment Service Act in articulation and claims of rights when questioning at the interview with the government at the municipal or county/city level, the Ministry of Labor has instituted the “Guideline for Local Governments in Arranging Non-Profit Organization in Accompanying Foreigners in Interviews” to establish the mechanism of the dispatch of personnel of the non-profit organizations to accompany the migrant workers to keep record on the response to questioning or the dialog in the interview.

  • Release date :2024/05/01
  • Update date :2025/03/19

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If the migrant worker has become a victim of the criminal offense of common assault, occupational hazards, common injury, or illness that cannot perform work, such migrant worker will be properly funded under the law. Or, the employer of the victim (migrant worker) or the migrant worker has the need for subsidy under special circumstances as determined specifically by the Workforce Development Administration or the competent authority of labor of the municipal or county(city) government under the petition, the parties concerned may contact the service centers of migrant workers of the county or city to apply for payment.

  • Release date :2024/05/01
  • Update date :2025/03/19

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In case of a labor-management dispute between the foreigner and the employer, the parties hereto may refer the case to the local government and apply for medication for the resolution of the dispute. If mediation cannot help to resolve the dispute, the parties hereto may elect to terminate the employment relation at common consent. If the foreigner is proven responsible for the dispute after investigation, proceed with the rear part of Subparagraph 3 under Article 73 of the Employment Service Act, thereby revoking the employment permit of the foreigner. If the foreigner was found no fault for the dispute after investigation, proceed with Subparagraph 4 of Paragraph 1 under Article 59 of the Employment Service Act thereby the foreigner is permitted to switch employer or job.

  • Release date :2024/05/01
  • Update date :2025/03/19

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◎ Occupational Safety and Health Guide

 Legally employed migrant workers shall be the same as general workers, and the employer shall provide necessary protection in health and safety at the workplace in accordance with the laws governing occupational safety and health. In addition to the provision of conforming equipment for the protection of safety and health at the workplace, the employer shall also provide training on topics of occupational safety and health and the prevention of and response to accidents, including the procedure of occupational safety at work, possible danger, important notice when work is in progress, shelter for disaster, first-aid, and fire safety, to protect the workers in occupational safety and physical and psychological health. Please also be reminded that for your own safety, do not take alcoholic beverages or medicine with alcoholic content before and during work to avoid confusion and possible danger. 

 Link to website on rights : https://fw.wda.gov.tw/wda-employer/home/file/2c95efb377b29a570177b9220bda0565

  • Release date :2024/05/01
  • Update date :2025/03/19

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Drug Prevention Act 

 Migrant workers shall not make, transport, sell, assign, use, or possess heroin, opium, morphine, cocaine, marijuana, amphetamine, and other drugs specified under the Drug Prevention Act for the duration of work in Taiwan. If found, the person concerned shall be liable to criminal prosecution or administrative penalty. In addition, the Ministry of Labor shall revoke the employment permit of such a person, order the person for deportation, and deprive the person of the right to work in Taiwan in the future. 
 
 Say no to drugs

 

[TFDA]
https://fw.wda.gov.tw/wda-employer/home/file/2c95efb36ccbafdd016cd61d3080473c
 
LINE@移點通 - Say No to Drugs, be careful of misusing coffee packet containing drugs - multilingual edition: 
https://fw.wda.gov.tw/wda-employer/home/file/2c95efb382e60c8b0182e7a2a893031b

(Ministry of Justice) Say No to Drugs - Anti-Drugs education poster in different languages: https://fw.wda.gov.tw/wda-employer/home/file/2c95efb37c28d94d017c2a22ac04029b

Link to website on rights :https://fw.wda.gov.tw/wda-employer/home/file/2c95efb37c28d94d017c2a22ac04029b

  • Release date :2024/05/01
  • Update date :2025/03/19

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Animal Protection Act 

According to the Animals Protection Act, no one may harass, abuse, or hurt animals, and no one may slaughter dogs or cats or sell their slaughtered bodies at will. The offender shall be liable to a prison term of up to 2 years or detention. A fine was adjusted upward to NT$200,000 to NT$2,000,000.

“Eating” dogs and cats shall be punished with a fine from NT$50,000 to NT$250,000.

Link to website on rights :https://fw.wda.gov.tw/wda-employer/home/file/2c9552e05c43cb4e015c61cb1d2d001f

  • Release date :2024/05/01
  • Update date :2025/03/19

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Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act 

The Health Protection Administration of the Ministry of Health and Welfare enacted the new Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act on 2009/01/11. Thereby, smoking is prohibited indoors when there are 3 persons at work or public venues, and the smoker shall be fined NT$2,000 to NT$10,000.

The no smoking sign must be posted at the entrance of the no smoking zone. The offender shall be liable to a fine of NT$10,000 to NT$50,000.

For information on determining if a location is smoke-free or not, call the tobacco hazards complaint hotline: 0800 - 531-531. If there is a need to quit smoking, call the quit smoking hotline at 0800-636363 for counseling. 

 

LINE@移點通 - Tobacco Hazards Prevention - why smoking is bad for your health? - Multilingual Edition 

https://fw.wda.gov.tw/wda-employer/home/file/2c95efb38088195d01808ce7eff2463b

 

 

Link to website on rights :https://fw.wda.gov.tw/wda-employer/home/file/2c95efb38088195d01808ce7eff2463b

  • Release date :2024/05/01
  • Update date :2025/03/19

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◎ Animal and Plant Products and Other Inspection and Quarantine at port of entry 

In general, plant specimens for inspection cannot be imported by mail to avoid the infiltration of hazardous organisms into the mail parcel before inspection and quarantine. All mail parcels for this purpose will be incinerated. 

Link to website on rights :https://fw.wda.gov.tw/wda-employer/home/file/2c95efb36bc5ebfc016bd5b15ae6083d

  • Release date :2024/05/01
  • Update date :2025/03/19