Up to 1,000 Indian workers to arrive in first phase: ministerBy Kayleigh Madjar / Staff writer, with CNAThe manufacturing industry would be the first to accept workers from India, starting with no more than 1,000 no sooner than a year from now, Minister of Labor Ho Pei-shan (何佩珊) said today. Photo: CNAThe first phase would involve only a small number of workers, Workforce Development Agency Director-General Tsai Meng-liang (蔡孟良) said. Effort would also be made to ensure the incoming workers do not “destabilize” the country and adapt to its language and culture, he added. According to the MOU, Taiwan is to decide on the number of workers that may be hired and quotas per industry. The number of workers brought in for the initial trial phase would not exceed 1,000, Ho said.

Source: Taipei Times June 26, 2024 15:26 UTC