By Lee I-chia / Staff reporterThe Taiwan International Worker-Employment Relationship Harmony Development Association yesterday called for a special law on foreign domestic workers to protect their rights and those of their employers. “The work foreign domestic workers perform is different from that of foreign factory workers. “However, a pregnant domestic worker cannot perform at-home caregiving tasks, even if she changes employer,” she added. A specialized law is needed on foreign domestic workers, who should be required to take regular pregnancy tests, to protect the rights of hardworking caregivers and their employers, Chien said. Foreign domestic workers’ labor rights are also protected by the Gender Equality in Employment Act (性別工作平等法), which stipulates than an employer cannot discriminate or fire them due to their pregnancy.

Source: Taipei Times November 30, 2019 15:56 UTC