The China Post
Date: November 16, 2017
By: Chen Cheng-wei and William Yen
TAIPEI (CNA) – Taiwan should lift employment restrictions and relax eligibility
Olivier Rousselet, left, ECCT vice chairman & treasurer, attends a press conference for the release of the European Chamber of Commerce Taiwan’s 2018 Position Papers. (CNA)
requirements for foreign workers to better address the shortages of professional talent, the European Chamber of Commerce Taiwan (ECCT) said on Wednesday.
To that end, businesses should be allowed to employ workers according to their needs, the ECCT said in its 2018 Position Papers.
Olivier Rousselet (胡日新), ECCT vice chairman & treasurer, said at the presentation of the report that a total of 132 issues were raised in the annual paper, consisting of 84 unresolved matters from previous years and 48 new issues.
Rousselet said progress had been made on 18 percent of the issues raised in last year’s position paper, and he also praised the Legislative Yuan for passing recruitment and hiring laws for foreign professional talent on Oct. 31. [FULL STORY]
