Taiwan fully forbade the entry of foreigners as a result of the pandemic, which led to a decrease in the number of migrant workers. But, as the epidemic relaxed, more and more migrant workers arrived in Taiwan last year, rising by 58,089 to a record-breaking 728,081. The number of migrant workers in the construction business has risen from 6,756 in 2021 to 15,681 in 2022 as a result of the Ministry of Labor continuously lowering the requirements for importing workers from abroad.
According to the Cross-Border Workforce Management Division of Workforce Development Agency, Ministry of Labor, the recent epidemic has made it difficult to integrate migrant workers for a considerable amount of time. The demand has increased since the limitations were loosened last year. As long as they are legitimate employers that have followed domestic procedures like job hunting and do not hinder nationals’ work, the they can continue introducing migrant workers.
Despite a large increase in industrial migrant workers, there are fewer social assistance migrant workers today. On the grounds of zero payment, Indonesia once declined to confirm our country's contract last year, which hampered the entry of migrant workers receiving social welfare. However, after modifying the pay for caregivers, the quantity of migrant workers increased and growing steadier, and it is anticipated that in the first half of the year, the demand for domestic migrant workers will return to the monthly level it was prior to the pandemic.
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The impact of the epidemic brings a shortage of domestic migrant workers.Photo reproduced from Pixabay
The introduce of migrant workers was frequently predicted in earlier studies to impair natives' employment opportunities and raise the unemployment rate. However, recent studies have shown that Taiwanese employees will move into managerial positions after the introduction of migrant workers in many businesses that lack personnel, which will actually improve the earnings of Taiwanese. Nonetheless, the number of migrant workers will definitely increase if the epidemic has no effect. To determine how many migrant workers will be employed, the Ministry of Labor should look at the employment of nationals. The industry's labor crisis can only be resolved by imposing an annual cap on the intake of migrant workers.
