Review Standards and Employment Qualifications for Foreign Workers Engaged in Work Specified in Subparagraphs 8 to 10, Paragraph 1, Article 46 of the Employment Service Act Article 8

Foreign workers employed to engage in work detailed in Article 4 and Subparagraph 7, Article 5, must be 20 years old or older and possess one of the following qualifications:1. Have passed a health examination at an overseas hospital approved by the central competent health and welfare authority of the Republic of China, or attended and passed a training program at a training facility designated by the competent labor authority in the country of origin, before entering the Republic of China, or have engaged in the same work in the Republic of China for six months or longer.2. On arriving in Taiwan, foreign workers employed as live-in caregivers or home help are required to attend orientation classes lasting eight hour or longer at a location designated by the Central Competent Authority and obtain a certificate indicating they completed the class. However, this does not apply to individuals who attended the class within the past five years.The class in Subparagraph 2 of the above paragraph includes the following:(1) Laws relating to the employment and management of foreign workers.(2) Laws relating to labor rights in the Republic of China.(3) Public health and pandemic prevention related information.(4) Information on adapting to life and work in the Republic of China.(5) Other regulations approved by the Central Competent Authority.