Foreign worker — live-in household help

When an employer hires a live-in home help or live-in caregiver, items prescribed in Sub-paragraphs 3 and 4 of the preceding paragraph do not have to be included in the plan.

Employers shall apply to the Central Competent Authority for a permit to recruit foreign worker(s) to work in the Republic of China, unless otherwise provided for in the Act or the Regulations.

Foreign workers employed to engage in work detailed in Article 4 and Subparagraph 7, Article 5, must be 20 years old or older and possess one of the following qualifications: 1. Have passed a health examination at an overseas hospital approved by the central competent health and welfare authority of the Republic of China, or attended and passed a training program at a training facility designated by the competent labor authority in the country of origin, before entering the Republic of China, or have engaged in the same work in the Republic of China for six months or longer. 2. On arriving in Taiwan, foreign workers employed as live-in caregivers or home help are required to attend orientation classes lasting eight hour or longer at a location designated by the Central Competent Authority and obtain a certificate indicating they completed the class. However, this does not apply to individuals who attended the class within the past five years.

(Ⅰ)Employers intending to hire foreign workers for work categories listed in Subparagraphs 8 to 11 of Paragraph 1 of Article 46 must first attempt domestic recruitment with reasonable labor terms. The application for a permit to recruit foreign personnel is permissible only if sufficient domestic employees cannot be acquired to meet business needs. In the process of recruiting foreign workers under these conditions, employers are required to: notify the labor union or the workers of the business entity about the full details of such recruitment; announce publicly the recruitment information in the workplace where the foreign workers will be employed.

Foreign workers employed to engage in work detailed in Article 4 and Subparagraph 7, Article 5, must be 20 years old or older and possess one of the following qualifications: 1. Have passed a health examination at an overseas hospital approved by the central competent health and welfare authority of the Republic of China, or attended and passed a training program at a training facility designated by the competent labor authority in the country of origin, before entering the Republic of China, or have engaged in the same work in the Republic of China for six months or longer. 2. On arriving in Taiwan, foreign workers employed as live-in caregivers or home help are required to attend orientation classes lasting eight hour or longer at a location designated by the Central Competent Authority and obtain a certificate indicating they completed the class. However, this does not apply to individuals who attended the class within the past five years.

(Ⅰ)Employers intending to hire foreign workers for work categories listed in Subparagraphs 8 to 11 of Paragraph 1 of Article 46 must first attempt domestic recruitment with reasonable labor terms. The application for a permit to recruit foreign personnel is permissible only if sufficient domestic employees cannot be acquired to meet business needs. In the process of recruiting foreign workers under these conditions, employers are required to: notify the labor union or the workers of the business entity about the full details of such recruitment; announce publicly the recruitment information in the workplace where the foreign workers will be employed.

When an employer hires a live-in home help or live-in caregiver, items prescribed in Sub-paragraphs 3 and 4 of the preceding paragraph do not have to be included in the plan.

(Ⅱ)For work types in Subparagraphs 8 to 10 of Paragraph 1 of Article 46, permits shall also not exceed three years. In case of major and special circumstances, as defined by the Executive Yuan, further extensions may be granted, not exceeding six months for major construction projects.

(Ⅳ)A foreign worker who has complied with laws and regulations and has left the Republic of China upon employment termination or permit expiration or having failed health examinations but has since passed those examinations upon receiving medical attention in their home countries, may re-enter to work. Foreign workers in job categories under Subparagraphs 8 to 10 of Article 46 are limited to a total of 12 years of work in the Republic of China and are subject to the provisions of Subparagraph 2 of Paragraph 1 of Article 51.