IAWP 2012 Annual Educational Conference International Panel. Employment Situation and Challenges Strategies and Programs to Strengthen Employment

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1 IAWP 2012 Annual Educational Conference International Panel Strengthening Local Employment and Entrepreneurship Yao-Tsang Huang District 18, Taiwan, Republic of China 1 Contents Introduction Profile of Taiwan Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) Employment Situation and Challenges Strategies and Programs to Strengthen Employment Extend Access to Job Information Increase Job Opportunities Enhance Employment Skills Encourage Entrepreneurship Conclusion 2 1

2 Taiwan Taiwan 2

3 Profile of Taiwan (2011) Population Land area Population density 23.19million 36,188 km2 (14,000 mile²) 640 per km2 Life expectancy years (2010) GNP per capita US $20,101 Unemployment Rate 4.18 (December) Top Taiwan Global Brands 3

4 Council of Labor Affairs Established: August 1, 1987 Status: Under Executive Yuan as a cabinet-level agency Responsibility: In charge of national labor affairs Future: Reorganize as Ministry of Labor on Jan 1, 2013 Vision of CLA: Equity, Humanity, Security, Dignity 7 Employment Situation and Challenges Unemployment Rates in Taiwan year Grand Total Unemployment Rate Male Female % 2.93% 2.33% % 5.16% 3.17% % 6.53% 4.96% %(Jan) 4.43% 3.87% 8 4

5 Challenges-Labor Policy Must Continuously Respond the Follow Issues Labor market pressures - brought about by globalization, regional free trade, and the development of emerging industries. Impact of aging and low fertility. Labor market flexibility and balanced social development. Expectations of the public for heightened wage levels. Further reinforce of the social security system. Reduce the gap between learning and application. 9 National Employment Service Centers & Service areas Liengchiang County Employment Service Center, Taipei 金 門 縣 City Government (7 Employment Taipei City Keelung City Kinmen County service stations, 2 Employment service counters) Taoyuan County New Taipei City Hsinchu City 1. Employment Service Center, - Taoyuan-Hsinchu-Miaoli Region (5 Employment service stations, 39 Employment service counters) 2. Employment Service Center, Taichung- Changhua-Nantou Region (6 Employment service stations, 47 Employment service counters) 連 江 縣 Hsinchu County Miaoli County Taichung City Taichung County Yilan County Changhua County Nantou County Hualien County Yunlin County Employment Service Center, Taipei County Hall (2 Employment service stations, 6 Employment service counters)k) 4. Employment Services Center, Taipei-Keelung-Yilan-Hualien-Kinmen-Hatsu Region (8 Employment service stations, 43 Employment service counters) 3. Employment Service Center, Yunlin- Chiayiu-Tainan Region (7 Employment service stations, 58 Employment service counters) 台 南 市 Employment Service Center, Kaohsiung City Hall (5 Employment service stations, 1 Employment service counter,1 Employment liaison office) Tainan City Chiayi City Chiayi County Tainan County Kaohsiung County Taitung County Kaohsiung Pingtung City County Penghu County 澎 湖 縣 5. Employment Service Center, - Kaohsiung-Pingtung-Penghu-Taitung Region (6 Employment service stations, 69 Employment service counters) Total : 8 Employment Service Centers 47 Employment service stations 269 Employment service counters 10 5

6 Five Service Areas in Centers or Stations Self Service 就 業 資 訊 區 Job-Seeker Services 綜 合 服 務 區 Employer Services 雇 主 服 務 台 Information 接 待 台 Counselling Services 諮 詢 服 務 區 11 Multi- Employment Promotion Programs CLA, NGOs, local governments and enterprises cooperate to create job opportunities that promote sustainable local development CLA subsidies wages up to three years. The middle-aged people and women learn from work and improve their skills 12 6

7 Cooking classes Enhance Employment Skills- Vocational Training Programs Subsidize local governments to execute the vocational training programs Integrate job opportunities and working skills to work out trainfor-use vocational training programs Domestic care courses Employment service centers provide vocational counseling and encourage the unemployed to attend training courses 13 Encourage Entrepreneurship- Business Start-up Phoenix Program Phoenix symbolizes women entrepreneurs Successful micro-enterprise program Grameen Bank in Bangladesh Access to credit is difficult for women entrepreneurs, due to stereotype and less trust on women Purpose Construct a friendly business start-up environment to encourage women to be self-employed 14 7

8 Features of the Phoenix Program Credit guarantee mechanism One-stop service Micro-finance assistance Mentoring and training package Networking and follow-up measures 15 8

9 Conclusion All-in-one employment, vocational training, and business startup Establishment of competency standards and completion of the vocational training system Integrate strategies and form a good partnership among governments, NGOs and enterprises to promote local employment and entrepreneurship 17 Thank you 18 9