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According to The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Taiwan's Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has verified that the suspension of overseas Filipino workers' (OFW) entry will be lifted on February 15, benefiting around 40,000 workers.
"We appreciate Taiwan's decision to rehire our kababayans in their various businesses beginning February 15." In a statement released on Tuesday, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said, "This is a valuable post-Valentine gift to our OFWs and their families."
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Migrant workers from the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia are allowed to enter Taiwan. (Photo / Provided by MOL)
"Over the years, our OFWs' achievements in Taiwan's diverse industries have been recognized by their employers. We also applaud Taiwan's ongoing reform of its labor laws to protect the rights of migrant workers, particularly Filipinos," Bello added.
Philippine Overseas Labor Office-Taipei Labor Attaché Cesar Chavez said that this is the second phase of the Migration Project in which migrant workers, including Filipinos, will be granted access to Taiwan.
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Migrant workers are asked to follow quarantine rules. (Photo / Retrieved from Pixabay)
Migrant workers, especially OFWs, must obey Taiwan's Central Epidemic Center rules, according to Chavez.
Taiwan requires OFWs to be completely vaccinated, and other precautions should be taken before entering the country, such as RT-PCR testing and one-person one-room isolation.
Migrant workers should book a hotel for their quarantine upon arrival. Before returning to work, migrant employees should complete a 14-day quarantine and stay at the same hotel for seven days of self-health management.
Employers who fail to comply with any of the provisions and other COVID-19 relevant guidelines, according to Taiwan's epidemic center, risk having their employment permit revoked.
