Taiwan may ban helpers from RP

Taiwan may ban helpers from RP

TAIPEI (AFP): Taiwan yesterday said it may impose a ban on
Filipino domestic helpers if the Philippines does not back down
on new employment requirements making Taiwanese employers declare
their financial conditions.

"The requirements were unilaterally made by the Philippines
and were unreasonable. Why on the earth would I have to declare
my financial condition to you," Tsai Shiann-liow, vice chairman
of the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), said in a comment directed
toward the Philippine government.

If the Philippine government insists on doing so, the CLA will
consider banning Filipino domestic helpers and private nurses
from working here.

CLA officials said every country has its law and policy. It is
an intervention into Taiwan's sovereignty to make the
requirements without consulting the government here, the
officials said.

They said Filipino workers must follow the laws and policies
in Taiwan if they want to work here.