Ministry backs ASE order confining migrant workersStaff writer, with CNAAn announcement by ASE Technology Holding Co (ASE, 日月光投控) ordering its migrant workers to move from private rented accommodation to company dormitories is in line with Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) regulations, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said on Saturday. By stepping up regulation of worker accommodation, the company hopes to prevent more migrant workers contracting COVID-19, the statement said. The entrance to the Ministry of Economic Affairs is pictured in Taipei in an undated photograph. Photo: Lin Jin-hua, Taipei TimesThe statement did not specify which CECC regulations the company was following. Guidelines issued by the bureau on Monday last week state that companies operating assembly lines should divide workers into groups.

Source: Taipei Times June 13, 2021 15:56 UTC