Taiwan Rations Water as Drought Adds to Covid Woes
May 19 2021, 3:20 PM
May 19 2021, 12:27 PM
May 19 2021, 3:20 PM
(Bloomberg) Taiwanâs government will further tighten water-saving measures in parts of the island, amid a persistent drought thatâs raising concerns about supplies to heavily water-dependent computer chip factories.
(Bloomberg) Taiwanâs government will further tighten water-saving measures in parts of the island, amid a persistent drought thatâs raising concerns about supplies to heavily water-dependent computer chip factories.
Supplies to Taoyuan City and New Taipei Cityâs Linkou District will be curbed from May 21, the Water Resources Agency said in a statement, outlining further steps if dry weather persists. May is traditionally the start of the rainy season, but much of the island is parched.
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Lawmakers urge government to include blue-collar workers in talent program
By Angelica Oung / Staff reporter
Highly skilled blue-collar workers are being excluded from government attempts to attract foreign talent, lawmakers yesterday told a joint meeting of the legislature’s Economics Committee, Social Welfare and Environmental Hygiene Committee, and Education and Culture Committee.
Draft amendments to the Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals (外國專業人才延攬及雇用法修正草案) seek to ease requirements for foreign white-collar employees who want to work in Taiwan, but in-demand blue-collar workers face much more onerous rules, Taiwan People’s Party Legislator Ann Kao (高虹安) said.
“There are many migrant workers who come to Taiwan to work in our tech factories on the production lines under the Employment Service Act (就業服務法),” Kao said. “They are highly skilled workers, yet they are limited to 12 to 14 years h
Government monitoring housing market: minister
By Crystal Hsu / Staff reporter
The government is to review housing transaction data this week to determine if further action is necessary to cool the property market, National Development Council Minister Kung Ming-hsin (龔明鑫) said yesterday.
Kung made the remark while fielding questions from lawmakers at a meeting of the legislature’s Economics Committee in Taipei on whether unfavorable policy measures have achieved their intended effect.
“The government is to convene a cross-ministerial meeting later this week and review related data to arrive at a conclusion,” Kung said, adding that it takes time for the market to respond.