Taiwan News
Date: 2016-09-18
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

Working holiday has become a fad among Taiwan’s young people in recent years, with more than

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190,000 person-time participation as of the end of last year. However, the Examination Yuan (EY) found that related measures to safeguard young people working overseas under the working holiday program were not enough and called for authorities to tighten up the program.

To broaden international view of Taiwan’s youth, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has signed working holiday agreements with 15 countries, including Australia, New Zealand, and France.

However, the EY found that domestic authorities have not done enough to educate young people working overseas under the program on related subjects. For example, some of them did not get overseas medical or accident insurance coverage, and were not able to pay for expensive medical bills in case of an accident; while some others who were ignorant of local regulations were exploited by their employers, the EY said.     [FULL  STORY]