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Introduction to the Long-term Retention of Skilled Foreign Workers Program


In order to supplement the industry workforce on April 30, 2022, the Ministry of Labor officially implemented the “Long-term Retention of Skilled Foreign Workers Program.” This applies to industries that already hire foreign workers, including manufacturing industry, slaughterhouse industry, construction industry, the agriculture and long-term care sector, allowing the retention of workers who have worked in Taiwan for 6 years or more, or overseas Chinese and foreign students who have obtained an associate degree or higher from an educational institution in Taiwan, who meet salary condition eligibility and the required skill level, with employers applying for them to be re-designated intermediate skilled foreign workers. There is no limit to the number of years an intermediate skilled foreign workers can work in Taiwan, they receive a higher salary, have a more advanced skill level and are not required to pay an employment security fee. After working for a further five years, such individuals can also apply for permanent residency.


Intermediate skilled foreign workers continue to receive labor and health insurance protections and if in the future industry category intermediate skilled foreign workers to whom the provisions of the Labor Standards Act apply retire in Taiwan the old labor pension system applies. After an employer applies for a foreign worker to be re-designated an intermediate skilled worker, permission will be given to retain the needed number of personnel with the requisite skill level. In addition, the employer is also permitted to apply to recruit the same number of new foreign workers as the number of original foreign workers re-designated intermediate skilled foreign workers. As such, the increase in the number of foreign workers hired by an employer also helps to alleviate employment needs.


Press release: https://www.wda.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=7F220D7E656BE749&sms=E9F640ECE968A7E1&s=B55C7B2F38FFE80D

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Detail :

According to Article 47 and Article 48 of the Employment Service Act, in employing foreigners for engagement in the work specified in subparagraph 11 of paragraph 1 under Article 46 of the Employment and Service Act, including the employment of foreigners for engagement in mid-level technical work, employers shall recruit from the local population under reasonable terms and conditions of employment in the first place. If the recruitment process from the local population cannot satisfy the needs, employers may apply with the Ministry of Labor with the presentation of related documents to fill the vacancies left behind. 
Once approved by the Ministry of Labor, foreign mid-level technical personnel may engage in the works specified in subparagraph 11 of paragraph 1 under Article 46 of the Employment Service Act, that “due to the specific nature of work that no qualified personnel is available in the country, which make it necessary to employ foreigners for performing this type of work, and at the special approval of the central competent authority”. 
 

  • Release date :2022/06/15
  • Update date :2022/06/15