COVID-19 patient in Kaohsiung visited supermarket, gym: CECC
05/15/2021 08:31 PM
Workers at the supermarket prepare the store for disinfection on Friday. CNA photo May 14, 2021
Taipei/Kaohsiung, May 15 (CNA) A female COVID-19 patient whose father has also tested positive for COVID-19 visited a supermarket and a gym in Kaohsiung before she was confirmed to have contracted the disease, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Saturday.
The woman, who is in her 30s, had traveled from Taipei on the No. 127 Puyuma Express train on May 9 from 1:30 p.m. to 5:09 p.m. and on the Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Red Line from Kaohsiung Main Station to Siaogang Station later that evening, the CECC said.
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A man wears a sign reminding shoppers in a market in Taipei that wearing a face mask is mandatory. CNA photo May 15, 2021
Taipei, May 15 (CNA) Residents in Taipei and New Taipei will face fines of up to NT$300,000 (US$10,714) if they break tightened disease control measures after the government raised its COVID-19 alert for the two cities Saturday, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said that day.
Indoor gatherings of more than five people and outdoor gatherings of more than 10 people are now prohibited, Health Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時中), who heads the CECC, said at a press briefing Saturday.
Taiwan mulls plan to allow more migrant hiring in construction
05/08/2021 02:30 PM
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Taipei, May 8 (CNA) Taiwan s Cabinet is considering a plan to lower the threshold for hiring migrant workers for private construction projects, which it estimates would lead to the hiring of an additional 3,400 workers.
According to an official in the Ministry of Labor (MOL), the Cabinet held two meetings in March to discuss the proposal, which is aimed at easing the chronic labor shortages in Taiwan s construction industry.
Under the current version of the plan, the government would scrap a requirement that a private construction project has to have an overall value of at least NT$10 billion in order for it to qualify to hire migrant workers, said the MOL official, who declined to be named.
Taiwan bans China job ads in response to talent poaching
04/30/2021 01:39 PM
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Taipei, April 30 (CNA) The Ministry of Labor (MOL) recently sent an official notice to several online job banks, indicating it is stepping up the enforcement of laws that prohibit them from helping Chinese employers recruit employees in Taiwan by placing job ads on their platforms.
Several job recruiting websites including 104, 1111 and yes123 confirmed Thursday they have received the notice.
According to yes123, it has removed around 200 job openings in China from its website, most of which were in the preschool education sector.
The ministry s notice stated that the development of China s semiconductor industry has been adversely impacted by the U.S.-China technology war, so Beijing has resorted to stealing technology and poaching talent from Taiwan to build its own semiconductor supply chain.
Drinking water faucet product found to contain excess lead: BSMI
04/29/2021 10:39 PM
Photo courtesy of the Consumers Foundation
Taipei, April 29 (CNA) One of 10 drinking water faucets sold in Taiwan failed a government safety inspection and was found to contain an excessive amount of lead, the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) said at a press conference on Thursday.
The 10 types of faucet were purchased online and at local stores from April 7 to May 6, 2020, according to the Consumers Foundation and BSMI, which jointly conducted the inspections.
Tests were undertaken to determine whether the products contained excessive levels of heavy metals, including lead.