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Don’t touch other people’s luggage on the plane! The neighbor who was so chatty put her in danger of becoming a "drug smuggling accomplice"

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  Don’t touch other people’s luggage on the plane!  The neighbor who was so chatty put her in danger of becoming a "drug smuggling accomplice" Be really careful when flying!  Recently, a blogger said that when she was on a plane, the passenger next door had a great time chatting with her. However, the passenger’s luggage contained drugs and he kept asking her to help him get it when he got off the plane, which almost made her an accomplice in drug smuggling.  The original PO recently posted on Facebook that if you often fly, be wary of friendly neighbors. She met a female passenger and asked her to put her bag in the overhead bin, and then started talking to her. The two chatted happily throughout the flight. Soon after the plane was about to land, the woman suddenly started to have stomach pains. She immediately pressed the service bell to call the flight attendant, and the woman suddenly called her "my daughter."  The stewardess said there was no other way but...

The procedures to apply for intermediate skilled foreign workers

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Long-term Retention of Skilled Foreign Workers Program By Taiwan Government English News https://fw.wda.gov.tw/wda-employer/home/mid-foreign-labor/index?locale=en https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4446266 Apply online   Same as direct hire new caretakers or workers  https://fwapply.wda.gov.tw/efpv/wSite/Control?function=IndexPage First step If don't know how to apply on website, can apply at counter in Taipei or download the forms from website to fill out and mail to the address. 直接聘僱聯合服務中心 100台北市中正區中華路一段39號11樓 02-66130811 Google Maps https://maps.app.goo.gl/rTuiqvBMiXx3vrtp7 Or apply on website  https://fwapply.wda.gov.tw/efpv/wSite/Control?function=IndexPage Second step:   apply for an account Then , Follow the process guides  Chinese news https://feng-chun.com.tw/%e2%80%bb1110217%e7%a7%bb%e5%b7%a5%e7%95%99%e6%89%8d%e4%b9%85%e7%94%a8%e6%96%b9%e6%a1%88-%e9%9b%87%e4%b8%bb%e4%bb%8d%e9%9c%80%e8%be%a6%e5%9c%8b%e5%85%a7%e6%b1%82%e6%89%8d%e7%94%a2%e6%a5%ad%e8%96%...

Phototouring package, Documents and procedures to invite Filipino families to visit OFW in TW

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  14-day visa-free stay trial for Philippines until July 31, 2024 announced on June 30 2023 :  The visa-free measures for citizens of Brunei, the  Philippines  and Thailand will be implemented on a trial basis until July 31, 2024. No bad records have been checked by the airport or port inspection unit of the Republic of China. Holders of Thai, Brunei and  Philippine passports : must prepare hotel reservation records, contact person information in Taiwan and appropriate proof of financial resources for border inspection. https://www.boca.gov.tw/cp-10-4485-149c7-1.html  1. Go to MECO in TW to get a certificate 🍀🍀🍀Documents necessary *An invitation letter including accomodation or hotel address *PSA Birth certificate of families *Passports of you and families 2. Apply for a Bank financial documents 3. Send the MECO certificate and related documents to Philippines (by China post office EMS mail,  EMS – the  Express Mail Service  – is a gl...

OFW's view of Taiwan

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Directly hire foreign worker procedures

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  MECO Labor Center Website (馬尼拉經濟文化辦事處勞工中心網址) Special Hiring Program for Taiwan (SHPT) 直接聘雇 https://www.meco-labor.org.tw/shpt_instructions.php https://www.meco-labor.org.tw/index.php https://www.gvm.com.tw/article/87114 The principle of direct employment in infants is the DHSC Joint Service Center Stationery Online application for continuous employment permit The "direct employment online application" has been upgraded again. Since 2017, employers have been able to apply for foreigners' initial recruitment, re-recruitment, entry into the country, and employment permits (including renewal of employment) through the online application system. In order to continue to expand services to employers of domestic care workers, employers are now open to online applications for continuous employment permits, expiry conversion, foreigner transfer out, extension of foreigner transfer period, change of care recipients, change of employer, document reissuance and other application ite...

What are the special annual leave regulations for foreign caregivers and domestic helpers?

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 Q: What are the special annual leave regulations for foreign caregivers and domestic helpers? A: According to the provisions of the labor contract signed between the employer and the foreign worker, the employer shall give seven days of special leave every year after the foreign caregiver and helper have served for one year, and the salary shall be paid during the special leave. Generally speaking, if foreign caregivers and domestic helpers should take special leave but fail to take it, they will be compensated with an overtime pay of $667 per day (the old contract of $17,000 is $567). At the end of the three-year contract, if neither the foreign caregiver nor the helper has taken special leave, the foreign caregiver and helper will have the special leave that should have been taken but not taken and converted into overtime pay. The above overtime pay and holidays are subject to change due to government regulations.  In addition, because foreign caregivers and domestic helpers be...

While the immigrant workers are waiting to change employers, does the employer still have to pay employment security fees, health insurance premiums and be responsible for placement?

  website index Please enter key words search ::: Taipei City Labor Force Reconstruction Utilization Office Sitemap   back home   English   single statement   Frequently Asked Questions   bilingual vocabulary   Taipei City Government   Taipei Pass Small middle Big Please enter key words search advanced search :::   front page   business service   Foreign Migrant Worker Service   Labor and Employment Support Service Zone   Employer Newsletter Employer Newsletter ::: While the immigrant workers are waiting to change employers, does the employer still have to pay employment security fees, health insurance premiums and be responsible for placement? Publisher: Taipei City Labor Force Reconstruction Utilization Office Publisher: Ye Xiushan This newspaper is published on the 15th of every month While the immigrant workers are waiting to change employers, does the employer still have to pay employment security fees, health insuran...