Taiwanese employer indicted for not giving Indonesian worker sufficient days off and minim salary
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/03/08
By: Keoni Everington, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A Taiwanese employer based in Taichung has been charged for
(Image by Pixabay user Mohamed Hassan)
the Human Trafficking Prevention Act for not providing her Indonesian employee with adequate time off and the minimum wage required by law, reported CNA.
According to the indictment, the employer, a women surnamed Lee (李) required her Indonesian employee to not only work overtime in his factory, but also to do household chores. She both failed to give her adequate days off and also pay her less than the minimum salary required by law.
Lee, required her employee, a 64-year-old woman identified as Linda, to work every Monday through Friday for 11.5 hours, Saturdays for eight hours and Sundays for 8.5 hours. Every Saturday and Sunday, she was asked to help with packaging products, and also wash dishes, clean and even go to Lee’s home to wash clothes, clean her car and sweep, among other housework.
In not allowing Linda to have any days off, Lee violated the Labor Standards Act, which requires one mandatory day off and one flexible day off for every seven days of work (一例一休). Lee also did not pay Linda for her overtime worked, also in violation of the labor law. [FULL STORY]
