Regulations on the Authorization and Management of Overseas Employment of Foreign Crew Members Article 2-1
Before employing any foreign crew member overseas, any distant water fisheries operators shall join a wage arrears payment mechanism or provide a wage payment guarantee letter issued by a financial institution.The wage arrears payment mechanism as referred to in the preceding paragraph means the establishment and operation of wage arrears payment reserves in accordance with the guidelines governing the income, expenditure, utilization, and management of such reserves (hereinafter referred to as the “Wage Arrears Payment Management Guidelines”) as developed by the Taiwan Deep Sea Tuna Boat-Owners and Exporters Association, the Taiwan Squid and Saury Fisheries Association, the Taiwan Tuna Purse Seiners Association, the Taiwan Tuna Longline Association (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “fisheries association(s)”), or fishermen’s associations.The Wage Arrears Payment Management Guidelines as referred to in the preceding paragraph shall include the following matters and shall be submitted to the competent authority for approval before implementation; the same shall apply to any amendments thereto:1. The determination of the amount of the wage arrears payment reserve corresponding to risk levels.2. The establishment of a dedicated account for the wage arrears payment reserve, and the source(s) and use(s) of the reserve. Where exemptions from payment are provided, conditions for such exemptions.3. The timing and procedures for payments from the reserve.4. Procedures for recourse or replenishment after payments have been made from the reserve.The income and expenditure of the wage arrears payment reserves shall be reported to the competent authority for recordation in June and December of each year.The wage payment guarantee letter issued by a financial institution as referred to in paragraph 1 means a guarantee letter issued by a bank, credit cooperative, credit department of a farmers’ or fishermen’s association, or Chunghwa Post Co., Ltd. The guarantee period shall cover the validity period of the concerned distant water fisheries permit for the current year, and the guaranteed amount shall exceed the total amount calculated by multiplying the vessel’s maximum number of crew members by the minimum monthly wage for crew members announced by the competent authority for one year.
中文原文 境外僱用非我國籍船員許可及管理辦法第2-1條
經營者於境外僱用非我國籍船員前，應加入工資墊償機制或提供金融機構出具之工資給付保證函。
前項所稱工資墊償機制，指依台灣區遠洋鮪延繩釣漁船魚類輸出業同業公會、台灣區遠洋魷魚暨秋刀魚漁船魚類輸出業同業公會、台灣區遠洋鰹鮪圍網漁船魚類輸出業同業公會、社團法人臺灣鮪延繩釣協會（以下簡稱漁業公（協）會）或漁會訂定之工資墊償準備金收支運用管理要點（以下簡稱工資墊償管理要點）規定有關工資墊償準備金之設置及運作。
前項工資墊償管理要點之內容，應包括下列事項，並應報經主管機關核定後實施；修正時，亦同：
一、依風險等級訂定對應額度之工資墊償準備金。
二、設置工資墊償準備金專戶，及工資墊償準備金之來源、用途；有免繳納之規定者，應符合之條件。
三、工資墊償準備金給付之時機及程序。
四、工資墊償準備金給付後之追償或補足程序。
工資墊償準備金收支情形，應於每年六月及十二月報請主管機關備查。
第一項所稱由金融機構出具之工資給付保證函，指由銀行、信用合作社、農（漁）會信用部及中華郵政府股份有限公司出具；其保證期間應包含當年度遠洋漁業作業許可期間，且擔保金額，應高於該船最高船員數乘以主管機關公告船員每月最低工資一年之總額。
前項所稱工資墊償機制，指依台灣區遠洋鮪延繩釣漁船魚類輸出業同業公會、台灣區遠洋魷魚暨秋刀魚漁船魚類輸出業同業公會、台灣區遠洋鰹鮪圍網漁船魚類輸出業同業公會、社團法人臺灣鮪延繩釣協會（以下簡稱漁業公（協）會）或漁會訂定之工資墊償準備金收支運用管理要點（以下簡稱工資墊償管理要點）規定有關工資墊償準備金之設置及運作。
前項工資墊償管理要點之內容，應包括下列事項，並應報經主管機關核定後實施；修正時，亦同：
一、依風險等級訂定對應額度之工資墊償準備金。
二、設置工資墊償準備金專戶，及工資墊償準備金之來源、用途；有免繳納之規定者，應符合之條件。
三、工資墊償準備金給付之時機及程序。
四、工資墊償準備金給付後之追償或補足程序。
工資墊償準備金收支情形，應於每年六月及十二月報請主管機關備查。
第一項所稱由金融機構出具之工資給付保證函，指由銀行、信用合作社、農（漁）會信用部及中華郵政府股份有限公司出具；其保證期間應包含當年度遠洋漁業作業許可期間，且擔保金額，應高於該船最高船員數乘以主管機關公告船員每月最低工資一年之總額。