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Chapter Two - Profile of Labor Insurance and Labor Protection Programs

Growth Trends in the No.of Insured Units and Persons for Employment Insurance
(2005-2021)
No. of insured units No.of insured persons
(in 10,000) (in 10,000)
56 701 706 717 750

54 644 657 667 679 689 700

52 612 622 631 650
588 600
50 545 551 558
537 542 550
48
500
46
450
44 400

42 350
42 43 43 43 44 45 46 46 47 48 49 50 51 51 52 53 54
40 300
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Insured units (in 10,000) Insured persons (in 10,000)

specific insured persons have been extended, and Employment Insurance
the payment standards of unemployment benefits Premium Payment Ratio
as well as vocational training living allowances Government
for insured persons with dependents have been Insured Person
increased. Insured Unit 70%

1. Insured Units and Insured Persons
Employed workers of ROC nationals, foreign
spouses, and spouses from Mainland China, Hong
Kong, or Macau of ROC citizens who legally work

in Taiwan aged above 15 and below 65 shall join
the employment insurance program as insured 20%
persons via their employers or organizations to 10%
which they belong. However, the following people
are not allowed to participate in the employment
insurance program: those who are required by business registration and not required to provide
law to join the civil servant and teacher insurance uniform invoices as proof of purchase.
program or military personnel insurance, those who 2. Premium Rates and Insurance
have received old-age benefits of labor insurance,
pension payments of civil servant and teacher Salary
insurance and those who employed by an employer In 2003, the Employment Insurance Act was
or organization legally exempt from business implemented, the employment insurance premium
registration and business tax or legally exempt from has been collected on the basis of 1% of insured

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