Number of workers on furlough fell by 3,000 last weekStaff writer, with CNAThe number of furloughed workers in Taiwan dropped by 3,020 last week, due mainly to a tentative recovery in domestic tourism. The number of workers placed on furlough programs was 16,872 as of Wednesday last week, down from 19,892 the previous week, while the number of companies implementing unpaid leave programs fell to 2,605 from 2,990 during the period, Ministry of Labor data showed. The number of businesses in the sector implementing furlough programs fell from 325 in the first week of the month to 183 last week, she said. A total of 1,719 workers in the sector are still on furlough, which is 1,907 fewer than the 3,626 in the first week of the month. Although the number of companies implementing furloughs in the manufacturing sector fell from 181 in the first week of the month to 172 last week, the number of furloughed workers increased by 168, raising the number from 2,299 in the first week of the month to 2,467, she said.
