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Taiwan LABOUR LAW SURVEY
(as reported on Asia Women Workers Newsletter January 1997)
2. Minimum Wage
US$567/month
3. Night Work for Women Workers
Women workers shall not be permitted to perform night work (10pm to 6am) except under the following conditions:
- with the agreement with trade unions and workers themselves
- the factory is being operated under three shifts of work by workers everyday
- the factory provides hygienic facilities and dormitories for workers
4. Overtime Work for Women Workers
No more than 2 hours/day and 24 hours/week, with the agreement with trade union and workers
5. Menstruation Leave - Wheather need special application
No
6. Maternity Protection:
6.1. Length of leave
8 weeks
6.2. Payment during leave
Same as original wage, full pay
6.3. Who pay for it
Employer and the Labour Insurance Bureau
6.4. Any laws prohibiting employers from dismissing the pregnant women workers
Yes
6.5. Any laws allowing women workers who are more than six months' pregnancy shift to lighter work
Yes
6.6 Any other provisions
No
7. Comments on the Overall Implementation of the Labor Laws
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8. Ratification of selected ILO Conventions (45, 87, 89, 98, 100, 103, 111, 122, 140, 142, 156, 171, 177)
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