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Taiwan

The active population in figures |
Working conditions |
Cost of labor |
Social partners
The active population in figures
| Main indicators |
2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
| Labor force |
55 | 55 | 56 | 56 |
| Labor force (annual growth, %) |
0.62 | 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.31 |
| Rate of activity (%) |
1.6 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment rate (%) |
4.4 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
Source:
Working conditions
- Legal weekly duration
- 48 hours per week or 8 hours per day.
- Retirement age
- 65 years or work for 30 years.
- Working contracts
- It depends on the company. In general contracts offer little protection. The open ended contract does not exist.
Cost of labor
- Minimum wage
- 17280 NTD
- Average wage
- Average monthly gross earnings in Taïwan is NTD 39,522 (USD 1,200) for women and NTD 49,705 (USD 1,500) for men.
- Social contributions
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Social security contributions paid by employers: 4.55%. More information on the website of the Bureau of national health insurance.
Social security contributions paid by employees: 4.55%. More information on the website of the Bureau of national health insurance.
Social partners
- Social dialogue and involvement of social partners
- Unions have little power and strikes are rare.
- Unions
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Taïwan Confederation of Union Trade
- Labor regulation bodies
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Taiwan
The active population in figures | Working conditions | Cost of labor | Social partners
The active population in figures
Source:
Working conditions
Cost of labor
Social security contributions paid by employees: 4.55%. More information on the website of the Bureau of national health insurance.
Social partners
© Export Entreprises SA, all rights reserved.
Last updates: September 2010