The Ministry of Labor and the Ministry of Economic Affairs "Visit Migrant Workers" and calls for Joint Prevention of "African Swine Fever"

To prevent African swine fever, Minister of Labor (MOL, 勞動部長) Xu Ming-Chun (許銘春), together with Deputy Director Yang Zhi-Ching (楊志清) of the Industrial Development Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (經濟部工業局) and Mayor Cheng Wen-Tsan (鄭文燦) of Taoyuan City, visited migrant factories to check whether the food provided by the factory to migrant workers meets safety and sanitation standards and whether the food waste disposal procedures meet the regulations.

The migrant workers were also reminded not to carry or buy illegal pork products to avoid punishment. The MOL also took this opportunity to send out masks and wish migrant workers a happy Mid-Autumn Festival in advance. The migrant workers are asked to help prevent swine fever together.

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Hsu Ming-Chun called for joint prevention and control of "African Swine Fever." Photo/provided by the Ministry of Labor

Minister of Labor Xu Ming-Chun said that anyone who imports meat products in violation of the regulations will be sentenced to a fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 7 years and a fine of not more than NT$3 million. If a migrant worker receives a package of meat products by mail from an infected area, he should send it to the Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine (動物檢疫機關) for destruction. Offenders will be fined up to NT$150,000.

If a migrant worker is punished, he has violated Article 73, paragraph 6 of the Employment Service Act and violated the major provisions of the laws of the Republic of China. The work permit of the migrant worker will be revoked by the MOL, and the worker will be restricted from going abroad. Employers and intermediary companies should specially remind the migrant workers to be aware of this.

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For swine fever related questions, please call 1955. Photo/provided by the Ministry of Labor

If you have any questions about African Swine Fever, please call the "1955" hotline or join "LINE@移点通" to get the latest information about African Swine Fever epidemic prevention in your native language at any time. In addition, anti-epidemic information is available in many different languages on the " The Multinational Labor Rights Protection Information Website-Epidemic Prevention Zone Enquiry". This is to promote the information in the native language of the migrant workers, so they can work in Taiwan with peace of mind and work together to prevent the invasion of African swine fever.