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Construction Industry Labor

Definition of Construction Labor
Public Construction Projects:
  • Projects with written contracts exceeding NT$100 million and a duration of at least 1.5 years.
  • Projects with contracts exceeding NT$50 million, accumulating to NT$100 million across multiple contracts with the same employer.
Major Private Infrastructure Projects:
  • Individual projects valued at NT$200 million or more, lasting at least 1.5 years.
  • Accumulated contracts exceeding NT$200 million under the same employer.
Services Provided
  • Assistance with project planning, budget verification, and timeline documentation.
  • Calculation of foreign labor allocation based on project costs.
  • Preliminary domestic recruitment procedures.
  • Verification of compliance with labor laws.
  • Initial foreign labor recruitment permit applications.
  • Coordination of required workforce categories based on project demands.
  • Pre-entry quarantine insurance and accommodation arrangements.
  • Assistance with quarantine procedures and government reporting.
  • Application for foreign labor quarantine subsidies.
  • Health and labor insurance processing.
  • Medical examinations on arrival.
  • Application for residency permits and employment permit.
  • Regular Medical Examinations processing.
  • Assist in transfers.
  • Annual tax declaration assistance.
  • Handling of work permit extensions and final project assessments.
  • Resolution of labor disputes and legal matters
    1. Abnormal medical examination results, such as tuberculosis, cancer, or mental disorders.
    2. Assistance with hospitalization insurance claims for foreign workers.
    3. Support in handling DUI (driving under the influence) and traffic accident reports.
    4. Assistance for foreign workers in court appearances.
    5. Support in cases involving fraud, sexual assault, and other legal matters.
    6. Resolution of labor disputes.

Eligibility Requirements

Public Construction Projects:

Employers awarded public construction contracts with government agencies, administrative institutions, or state-owned enterprises are eligible if the total contract value is at least NT$100 million, and the project duration is at least 1.5 years.

Alternatively, if the total contract value is between NT$50 million and NT$100 million and the project duration is at least 1.5 years, the employer may still be eligible if the accumulated contract value for other public construction projects under the same employer reaches NT$100 million.

Major Private Infrastructure Projects:

Employers awarded contracts for privately invested major infrastructure projects are eligible if an individual construction contract is valued at NT$200 million or more, with a project duration of at least 1.5 years.

Alternatively, if the contract value is between NT$100 million and NT$200 million and the project duration is at least 1.5 years, the employer may still be eligible if the accumulated contract value for other private major infrastructure projects under the same employer reaches NT$200 million.

Foreign Construction Worker Allocation Method

For public construction projects, the number of foreign workers that an employer can hire is limited to 20% of the total workforce, based on the contract value and project duration as calculated under the Project Cost Act. However, for projects that score 80 points or higher based on grading indicators and formulas, the foreign labor allocation ratio may be determined by multiplying the total score by 0.004 (4 per thousand).

For major private infrastructure projects, the foreign labor allocation follows the same 20% workforce limit, calculated under the Project Cost Act based on the contract value and project duration.

Application Process

Construction Work Application Procedure
  1. Preliminary review of domestic recruitment application documents.
  2. domestic recruitment certificate application 7 calendar days after the recruitment registration date.
  3. Apply for recruitment certification, proof of no labor law violations, project plan, project cost, and construction period certification.
  4. Apply for initial recruitment permit for hiring foreign workers.
  5. Prepare certification documents for verification at the labor-exporting country's representative office in Taiwan and apply for entry permits.
  6. Conduct overseas recruitment operations, visa applications, training, and departure procedures.
  7. Arrival and care procedures for incoming foreign workers.
  8. Entry of foreign migrant workers into the country.