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CORONAVIRUS/Migrant worker employers warned against charging for quarantine

   11/25/2020 09:23 PM
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   Taipei, Nov. 25 (CNA) Employers of migrant workers face a maximum fine
   of NT$300,000 (US$10,529) if they fail to cover the cost of the 14-day
   compulsory quarantine their employees are required to undergo when
   entering Taiwan, the Ministry of Labor (MOL) said Wednesday.

   It is the responsibility of employers to take care of the migrant
   workers they hire, which includes making arrangements for them to
   undergo two weeks of quarantine at a quarantine hotel or a location
   they arrange, MOL's Workforce Development Agency (WDA) said in a press
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   Citing the Regulations on the Permission and Administration of the
   Employment of Foreign Workers, the WDA said employers who ask migrant
   workers to pay for the compulsory quarantine face a fine of NT$60,000
   to NT$ 300,000 and will have their hiring permit revoked.

   Meanwhile, if an employment agency asks migrant workers to pay for the
   compulsory quarantine, it will be fined and have its operations
   suspended for up to a year, in accordance with the Employment Service
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   The WDA said it made the latest statement after receiving a rising
   number of complaints/inquiries from migrant workers who said their
   employers or employment agencies asked them to pay for quarantine.

   The WDA called on migrant workers who encounter such situations to call
   the MOL, local government or dial 1955 to report to the authorities.

   Currently, all migrant workers coming from the Philippines and
   Indonesia to Taiwan, migrant workers hired by the local social welfare
   sector, such as caregivers, as well as those re-entering the country,
   are required to undergo 14-days of quarantine at government-designated
   sites to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

   Meanwhile, migrant workers newly-hired by local industries have to
   undergo quarantine for two weeks at their residence in Taiwan as
   arranged by their employers.
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