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Childcare Policy Alliance urges dual-caregiver family model
Advocacy groups in Taiwan urge the government to expand public childcare and introduce paid flexible parental leave to boost female labor force participation. They criticize current policies as inadequate and call for a shift to dual-income, dual-caregiver family models to address the country’s low fertility rate.2024/11/14 14:56 -
Labor minister unveils plan to support working women
Discover Taiwan’s new initiative to support female workers by promoting work-family balance and easing the caregiving burden, as announced by the Minister of Labor, He Pei-shan.2024/05/23 17:38 -
Incentives reintroduced for middle-aged worker employment
This article discusses the challenges and governmental efforts surrounding the employment of older workers in Taiwan, focusing on participation rates, early retirement trends, and new incentives for re-entering the job market.2024/04/12 17:02 -
Taiwan boosts job market with incentives for retirees
Discover the latest employment incentive in Taiwan for retirees aged 45 and above. Learn how the Ministry of Labor’s NT$30,000 reward aims to boost job market reentry. Explore the initiative’s impact on labor participation rates among the over-55 age group.2024/02/17 17:08 -
Taiwan’s female labor force faces challenges post-motherhood
In 2022, 330,000 Taiwanese women withdrew from the labor market to care for their families, highlighting the challenges women face in balancing work and family life. This trend, coupled with workplace stress and inflexibility, is impacting Taiwan’s birth rate and female labor force participation.2023/11/30 10:28 -
Taiwan struggles with low senior labor participation rate
Taiwan’s declining birth rate has given rise to labor shortage problems in various job markets.2023/02/16 18:48