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Bureau of Labor Insurance, Ministry of Labor Brief Introduction

Growth Trends in the No.of Insured Units and Persons for Employment Insurance
(2005-2018)
No. of insured units No.of insured persons
(in 10,000) (in 10,000)

55 657 667 679 689 750

50 588 612 622 631 644 650
537 545 551 542 558
550

45
450
42 43 43 43 44 45 46 46 47 48 49 50 51 51
40 350
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Insured units (in 10,000) Insured persons (in 10,000)

available to those involved in the 31 types of amendments include: raising the insured age
tasks with special health hazards, including to 65 and expanding the scope of coverage,
high temperature, noise, ionizing radiation and granting parental leave allowances during unpaid
dust prescribed in the "Regulations for Labor parental leave, and increasing unemployment
Health Protection", subject to that the insured benefits and vocational training living allowances
has been consecutively participating in the for specific groups.
labor insurance program for 1 year or more
recently. The purpose of providing the physical 1. Insured Units and Insured Persons
examinations is to ensure early discovery and Employed workers of ROC nationals, foreign
treatment of occupational diseases.
spouses, and spouses from Mainland China,
Employment Insurance Program Hong Kong, or Macau of ROC citizens who
legally work in Taiwan aged above 15 and below
The unemployment benefits of labor insurance 65 shall join the employment insurance program
began in 1999. After the Employment Insurance as insured persons via their employers or
Act was implemented on January 1, 2003, organizations to which they belong. However, the
unemployment benefits were taken out of the following people are not allowed to participate in
labor insurance program and increased with the employment insurance program: those who
vocational training living allowances, early are required by law to join the civil servant and
reemployment incentives, and national health teacher insurance program or military personnel
insurance premium subsidies for unemployed insurance, those who are already covered by
insured persons. Since January 31, 2007, labor insurance benefits for the elderly or old-
dependents enrolled with insured persons have age pensions for civil servants and teachers
been allowed to receive national health insurance and those who employed by an employer or
premium support as well. The Employment organization legally exempt from business
Insurance Act was promulgated on March 31, registration and business tax or legally exempt
2009 after three readings at the Legislative from business registration and not required to
Yuan and implemented on May 1, 2009. Major provide uniform invoices as proof of purchase.

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