Philippine worker center announcedStaff writer, with CNAThe government is preparing to open its first cross-border recruitment center, hosted by the Philippines, which would enable employers to hire overseas workers directly without the use of brokers, helping to ease personnel shortages, the Ministry of Labor said in a statement yesterday. The center is to open in the first quarter of next year and would initially help sectors with glaring labor shortages, including the hospitality and commercial port business sectors, the ministry said. Workforce Development Agency Director-General Lydia Huang (黃齡玉) said that the center would allow the government to deal directly with foreign authorities, helping ease the burden of foreign workers who are typically saddled with high brokerage fees before and during their time in Taiwan. With the new system, expenses for flights, health checkups and visas for migrant workers would in principle be paid by employers rather than workers, Huang said. The ministry said it plans to open more cross-border recruitment centers in other foreign countries that serve as the major sources of migrant workers to Taiwan, including Indonesia and Thailand.

Source: Taipei Times December 26, 2025 17:17 UTC