Broker fined over NT$10 mil for illegally charging migrant worker fees: MOLStaff Writer, with CNAA labor broker has been fined more than NT$10 million (US$318,000) for illegally charging migrant workers job-placement fees, the highest penalty ever imposed in such a case, the Ministry of Labor (MOL) said yesterday. The broker illegally charged “multiple” migrant workers job-placement fees, over-collecting around NT$1 million in total under the guise of end-of-contract transfer or contract renewal fees, MOL official Su Yu-kuo (蘇裕國) said at a news conference in Taipei. Charging migrant workers job-placement fees, known locally as “job-buying fees,” falls outside the items permitted under the law, he said. So far this year, 10 brokers have been found to have illegally overcharged migrant workers and been fined by local governments, Su said. Urging brokers to comply with the law, Su also said migrant workers who are asked to pay job-placement fees when seeking to switch employers should call the ministry’s 1955 Hotline for advice or to file a complaint.

Source: Taipei Times December 24, 2025 16:55 UTC