Regulations on the Authorization and Management of Overseas Employment of Foreign Crew Members Article 6-1
The monthly wage as referred to in subparagraph (2) of Article 6, paragraph 1 means the remuneration obtained by a foreign crew member for the performance of the employment contract, including wages, salaries, and any other regular payment.The monthly minimum wage stipulated by the competent authority as referred to in subparagraph (2) of Article 6, paragraph 1 shall be 550 US Dollars, and may be adjusted and announced by the competent authority after annual review.From the effective date of the adjustment of the minimum monthly wage as announced by the competent authority pursuant to the preceding paragraph, distant water fisheries operators shall re-enter into employment contracts with foreign crew members, or adjust the crew’s wages directly in accordance with the minimum monthly wage announced by the competent authority.The method(s) of payment as referred to in subparagraph (2) of Article 6, paragraph 1 shall comply with one of the following provisions, and distant water fisheries operators shall make full payment to foreign crew members and bear any handling charge incurred:1. To pay in cash to the crew members.2. To make payment to the accounts designated by the crew members, which shall not be accounts of any foreign recruitment agent.3. To make payment to the accounts designated by the crew members through domestic recruitment agents, and the designated accounts shall not be accounts of any foreign recruitment agent.The frequency of payment as referred to in subparagraph (2) of Article 6, paragraph 1 shall not exceed once every three months. Notwithstanding this provision, in the case of any of the following circumstances, the concerned distant water fisheries operator and the foreign crew member(s) may agree to a payment frequency exceeding three months, provided that all wages shall be paid in full upon completion of the current fishing trip:1. The average monthly wage paid to the crew reach 60% or more of the minimum monthly wage.2. The average monthly wage paid to the crew is less than 60% of the minimum monthly wage, and the unpaid wages are deposited by the distant water fisheries operator every three months in the amount of 200 US Dollars per crew per month into a wage custody account maintained by the fisheries association or fishermen’s association that the concerned operator belongs to.3. The distant water fisheries operator has paid the maximum amount of wage arrears payment reserve, or has provided a wage payment guarantee letter issued by a financial institution.The wage custody account as referred to subparagraph (2) of the preceding paragraph shall be managed in accordance with the wage custody account management guidelines (hereinafter referred to as the “Wage Custody Management Guidelines”) established by the fisheries associations or fishermen’s associations. The Wage Custody Management Guidelines shall include the following matters and shall be implemented upon approval by the competent authority; the same shall apply to any revisions thereto:1. Establishment of a wage custody account, which shall be used exclusively for such purpose and shall not be diverted for other uses.2. The timing and procedures for distant water fisheries operators’ deposit and withdrawal of wages.Where the wage payment falls under the circumstances set forth in paragraph 5, subparagraph (2), the concerned distant water fisheries operator shall, after the fishing vessel enters port, submit proof of port entry to the fisheries association or fishermen’s association that he/she belongs to, to withdraw and pay the wages.Distant water fisheries operators shall periodically, or within ten days after withdrawing and paying the wages to foreign crew members pursuant to the preceding paragraph, report the status of wage payment to the competent authority for recordation.The method(s), frequency, recipient(s), and required supporting document(s) for reporting the wage payment status by distant water fisheries operators as referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be announced by the competent authority.
中文原文 境外僱用非我國籍船員許可及管理辦法第6-1條
前條第一項第二款所稱工資，指船員履行勞務契約而獲得之報酬，包括工資、薪金及其他經常性給與。
前條第一項第二款主管機關所定之每月最低工資，為美金五百五十元，並得由主管機關每年檢討後公告調整。
經營者應於主管機關依前項公告調整每月最低工資之生效日起，與非我國籍船員重新簽訂勞務契約，或逕依主管機關公告每月最低工資調整船員工資。
前條第一項第二款之給付方式，應符合下列規定之一，經營者並應足額給付及負擔所需手續費用：
一、以現金支付船員。
二、撥付至船員指定帳戶，且其所指定之帳戶，不得為國外仲介帳戶。
三、委託國內仲介機構協助撥付至船員指定帳戶，且其所指定之帳戶不得為國外仲介帳戶。
前條第一項第二款所定給付頻率，每次不得超過三個月。
但符合下列情形之一者，經營者與非我國籍船員得約定超過三個月給付一次，並於當航次結束時付清：
一、給付船員工資每月平均達每月最低工資百分之六十。
二、給付船員工資每月平均未達每月最低工資百分之六十；其未給付工資，由經營者每三個月提存每船員每月二百美元至所屬漁業公（協）會、漁會之工資保管專戶。
三、已繳納最高額度工資墊償準備金，或已提供金融機構出具之工資給付保證函。
前項第二款所定工資保管專戶由漁業公（協）會、漁會訂定工資保管專戶管理要點（以下簡稱工資保管要點）管理之。
工資保管要點應包括下列事項，並應報經主管機關核定後實施；修正時，亦同：
一、設置工資保管專戶，且該專戶應專款專用，不得挪作其他用途。
二、經營者提存及提領工資之時間、流程。
工資給付屬第五項第二款之情形，經營者應於漁船進港後檢附進港證明文件，向所屬漁業公（協）會、漁會提領並給付工資。
經營者應定期或於依前項規定提領非我國籍船員工資後十日內，將非我國籍船員工資給付情形報請主管機關備查。
前項經營者通報工資給付情形之方式、頻率、對象及應檢附之證明文件，由主管機關公告。
前條第一項第二款主管機關所定之每月最低工資，為美金五百五十元，並得由主管機關每年檢討後公告調整。
經營者應於主管機關依前項公告調整每月最低工資之生效日起，與非我國籍船員重新簽訂勞務契約，或逕依主管機關公告每月最低工資調整船員工資。
前條第一項第二款之給付方式，應符合下列規定之一，經營者並應足額給付及負擔所需手續費用：
一、以現金支付船員。
二、撥付至船員指定帳戶，且其所指定之帳戶，不得為國外仲介帳戶。
三、委託國內仲介機構協助撥付至船員指定帳戶，且其所指定之帳戶不得為國外仲介帳戶。
前條第一項第二款所定給付頻率，每次不得超過三個月。
但符合下列情形之一者，經營者與非我國籍船員得約定超過三個月給付一次，並於當航次結束時付清：
一、給付船員工資每月平均達每月最低工資百分之六十。
二、給付船員工資每月平均未達每月最低工資百分之六十；其未給付工資，由經營者每三個月提存每船員每月二百美元至所屬漁業公（協）會、漁會之工資保管專戶。
三、已繳納最高額度工資墊償準備金，或已提供金融機構出具之工資給付保證函。
前項第二款所定工資保管專戶由漁業公（協）會、漁會訂定工資保管專戶管理要點（以下簡稱工資保管要點）管理之。
工資保管要點應包括下列事項，並應報經主管機關核定後實施；修正時，亦同：
一、設置工資保管專戶，且該專戶應專款專用，不得挪作其他用途。
二、經營者提存及提領工資之時間、流程。
工資給付屬第五項第二款之情形，經營者應於漁船進港後檢附進港證明文件，向所屬漁業公（協）會、漁會提領並給付工資。
經營者應定期或於依前項規定提領非我國籍船員工資後十日內，將非我國籍船員工資給付情形報請主管機關備查。
前項經營者通報工資給付情形之方式、頻率、對象及應檢附之證明文件，由主管機關公告。