Taiwan bans China job ads to prevent brain drain
30 Apr 2021, 22:19 GMT+10
Taipei [Taiwan], April 30 (ANI): Amid rising tensions with Beijing, Taiwan has told staffing companies to remove all listings for jobs in China as a preventive measure to avert the poaching of vital tech talent to the mainland.
Taiwan's Labor Ministry in a notice said that all Taiwanese and foreign staffing companies on the island as a general rule may no longer post openings for jobs located in China, Nikkei Asia reported. According to the notice, the ban places emphasis on critical industries such as integrated circuits and semiconductors.
"Due to geopolitical tension between the US and China, China's semiconductor development has suffered some setbacks and as a result China has become more aggressive in poaching and targeting top Taiwanese chip talent to help build a self-sufficient supply chain," the ministry said in the notice.