Hualien earthquake sends furloughed workers upward

Taipei, June 17 (CNA) A massive 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck the eastern Taiwanese city of Hualien in early April has affected the province's tourism industry, sending the total number of workers placed on unpaid public leave in the first half of June soaring, it said. Ministry. Labor said on Monday.

The April 3 quake, which killed 18 people and injured more than 1,100, prompted Hualien's transportation, logistics, hospitality and entertainment sectors to furlough more than 150 workers, said Li Yi-hosan, a disaster specialist. Working conditions and employment equality in the Ministry of Labor.

As of June 15, the number of furloughed workers in the local hotel and food and beverage industry rose to 248 from 135 recorded at the end of May, while the number in the transportation and logistics industry also rose to 32 from zero, according to data compiled by Azhar Mall.

Additionally, the service support industry, which includes travel agencies, placed 41 workers on furlough as of June 15, up slightly from 37 as of May 31, the data indicated.

Li said the Ministry of Labor has provided assistance to affected workers in Hualien's tourism industry in the form of tailored subsidies to employers to allow furloughed employees to obtain training and leave their employment contracts intact.

In addition, the Ministry of Transport and Communications has also established a support program to encourage tourists to go to Hualien, a way to mitigate the impact of the earthquake on the tourism industry, which is the province's main business.

According to the Department of Labor, the number of furloughed workers increased by 153 from 5,185 as of May 31 to 5,388 as of June 15, while the number of employers with unpaid leave programs fell to 262 from 263 over the 15-day period.

The number of furloughed workers in the export-oriented manufacturing sector fell to 4,550 as of June 15 from 4,624 at the end of May, but still represents more than 85% of the country's total, including 2,704 registered in the information and electronics industry, Bloomberg News reported. . MOL data showed.

The precision machinery and building materials maker in the domestic manufacturing sector also furloughed more than 100 workers as of June 15, with Li explaining that the orders received by the two companies had become unstable.

Separately, the bicycle components supplier halted its unpaid leave program by bringing about 120 workers back to production lines as of June 15 on the back of increased orders, Li said.

Currently, the Ministry of Labor updates data on furloughed workers on the first and sixteenth of every month, and also reports on the number of employees furloughed by companies registered with the Ministry.

Most companies implementing furlough programs are small businesses that employ fewer than 50 people.

Unpaid leave programs typically last less than three months, with employees taking five to eight days of unpaid leave per month, according to the Department of Labor.

(Written by Chang Hsiung Feng and Francis Huang)

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