Recent news

Latest items of recent news relevant to Tai Wan as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.

Taiwan: Inflation rate eases to 6-month low (January 2024)

Although consumer prices continued to rise in January 2024 to an annual rate of 1 …

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Taiwan: Regulations for newly revised Immigration Act (2024)

On 1st January 2024 several amendments to the Immigration Act took effect …

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Taiwan: Health examination following exposure

With the implementation of the Labour Occupational Accident Insurance and Protection Act, a worker who experiences exposure to any of sixteen types of harmful environments (including ionizing radiation, dusts, nickel and formaldehyde) may apply to the Bureau of Labour Insurance for a free health examination, subject to the exposed worker being insured for at least one year or more …

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Taiwan: Minimum wage hike from January 2024

The monthly minimum wage will be increased from the current NT$26,400 (US$826) to NT$27,470 (US$859), and the hourly minimum wage from NT$176 (US$5 …

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Taiwan: Minimum wage hike of 4.05% proposed

With only a quarter of employees so far receiving a pay increase this year, all eyes will be on the Ministry of Labour this week …

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Taiwan: Trial visa-free entry program extended for three countries

Foreign nationals of Brunei, the Philippines and Thailand will continue to be able to enter Taiwan without a visa until 31st July 2024 …

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Taiwan: Tough new measures to combat sexual harassment

Following a number of high profile sexual harassment cases involving national celebrities, the Executive Yuan Council (Cabinet) met earlier this month to discuss new measures to combat such conduct …

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Taiwan: Modest earnings growth to March 2023

Over the year to March 2023, the average regular gross monthly earnings of full-time employees with Taiwan nationality have increased by 2 …

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Taiwan: Polio vaccination required for certain foreign nationals

Applicants for Taiwan visas must submit proof of having been administered the oral polio vaccine (OPV) or inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) within the past year if they have resided in, or visited, countries at high risk of polio outbreaks (namely, Afghanistan, Malawi, Mozambique, Pakistan, Madagascar, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Israel) for four weeks or longer within the past year …

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Taiwan: Increased fines for employers who bar union membership

Under Article 35 of the Labor Union Act, an employer or supervisor who represents the employer in exercising managerial authority is not allowed to refuse to hire, or otherwise dismiss, demote, reduce the wage of, or treat unfairly employees who organize or join a labor union, participate in activities held by a labor union, or assume a position in a labor union …

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Taiwan: Pandemic’s latest hotspot

There were few cases in the country up until April 2022, but since then cases and deaths have been mounting …

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Taiwan: Q4 2022 preliminary GDP unexpectedly shrinks 0.86%

Drop in GDP not yet registering as job losses – although overtime and productivity falling …

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Taiwan: Increase in minimum wage took effect on 1st January 2023

The gross monthly minimum has been raised by 4 …

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Taiwan: End to mask mandate in public

The requirement to wear masks in public spaces has now ended, as Taiwan joins Japan and South Korea to remove compulsion …

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Taiwan: 2023 minimum wage hike set at 4%

The Ministry of Labour has decided to raise the gross monthly minimum wage to NT$26,400 (US$865) and the basic hourly rate to NT$176, effective 1st January 2023 …

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