Want China Times
Date: 2015-04-30
By: CNA

A decade-old ban on Vietnamese fishing workers and care givers is set to be lifted on July 1 in an effort to deal with Taiwan’s labor shortage, Taiwan’s labor minister Chen Hsiung-wen said in Hanoi Wednesday.

Chen who was here to attend the April 26-27 bilateral ministerial meeting over labor issues said that both sides were satisfied with the negotiations, adding that a trial will take effect after the Executive Yuan’s final approval.

During the trial period, both sides will discuss further details about providing skill training programs to Vietnamese workers through the establishment of several training centers in Vietnam, Chen said.     [FULL  STORY]