Virus Outbreak: More than 22,000 workers furloughed, ministry data show

Taipei Times
Date: May 26, 2020 page2
By: Staff writer, with CNA

A graph from a Ministry of Labor news conference yesterday shows the number of furloughed workers nationwide and companies implementing unpaid leave programs.
Photo: screen shot from the Ministry of Labor Web site

Companies have placed more than 22,000 workers on unpaid leave nationwide as of Friday, including more than 10,000 in the manufacturing sector, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the domestic and global economy, the Ministry of Labor said yesterday.

A total of 1,285 companies have implemented unpaid leave programs in cooperation with their employees, up from 1,189 on May 18, ministry data showed.

The total number of workers on furlough at those companies as of Friday was 22,500, compared with 21,067 four days earlier, the data showed.

In the export-oriented manufacturing sector, the number of workers on unpaid leave rose by 1,383 over the four-day period, to 10,169, the highest figure among the nation’s major industries, the ministry said.    [FULL  STORY]

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