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Chapter One - Organization and Businesses
Scope and Variety of in 2014). In June 2002, the BLI was commissioned
by the Ministry of Interior and the Council of
Businesses Indigenous Peoples to handle the old-age citizens’
and indigenes’ welfare allowances programs. On
The BLI’ s primary mission is the handling of labor January 1, 2003, the BLI began to implement
insurance services; it has also continually been the employment insurance program. On July 1,
commissioned other social security services. The 2005, the BLI started implementing the new labor
scope of the BLI’ s services has been expanded pension program. On October 1, 2008, the BLI was
to include social insurance, labor protection, commissioned by the Ministry of Interior (From July
social welfare allowances and so on. The BLI 2013, the central competent authority changed to
has been commissioned to handle the collection the Ministry of Health and Welfare) to implement
and disbursement of wage arrears payment the national pension program. On November 1,
fund program since November 1986, as well 2018, the BLI was commissioned by the COA to
as farmer health insurance, which the Ministry implement the farmer occupational injury insurance
of Interior entrusted to the BLI since July 1989 on a trial basis. On January 1, 2021, the BLI was
(From November 1, 2018, the central competent commissioned by the COA to implement the farmer
authority changed to the Council of Agriculture, pension program. On July 1, 2021, the BLI shall
Executive Yuan). In June 1995, the Council of provide new services on parental leave wage
Agriculture, Executive Yuan (hereinafter referred subsidy and pregnancy checkup leave wage subsidy.
to as COA) commissioned the BLI to handle the In effect from January 18, 2022, the BLI shall
welfare allowance for elderly farmers program. provide new services for handling of application for
On April 28, 2002, the BLI was commissioned to pregnancy checkup accompaniment and paternity
handle the subsidies of occupational accident labor leaves wage subsidy; with the effect from May
protection (The business had been transferred to 1, 2022, the BLI shall provide services on labor
the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
occupational accident insurance.
1950─Labor insurance program
1986─The collection and disbursement of wage arrears payment fund program
1989─Farmer health insurance program
1995─Welfare allowance for elderly farmers program
2002─Occupational accident labor protection program
(The business has been transferred to the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration in 2014)
2002─Old-age citizens’ and indigenes’ welfare allowances programs
(The programs had been merged into the national pension program in 2008)
2003─Employment insurance program
2005─New labor pension program
2008─National pension program
2018─Farmer occupational injury insurance program was implemented
on a trial basis
2021─Farmer pension program, parental leave wage subsidy, pregnancy
checkup leave wage subsidy
2022─Pregnancy checkup accompaniment and paternity leaves wage
subsidy, labor occupational accident insurance program
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