Independent Opinion of CEDAW
Recommendation 13
(1) The government should expeditiously revise laws related to
domestic labor rights to ensure that migrant domestic workers
enjoy equal employment treatment and labor conditions.
(2) Before amending laws and regulations, in order to improve
the labor conditions of workers, the government should hold
regular talks with the countries of origin of migrant workers
to formalize written labor contracts; discuss wage adjustment
mechanisms; and clarify working hours, breaks, continuous
rest hours, and the calculation of overtime pay.
(3) The government should hasten to collect relevant statistical
data, study and analyze the difficulties pregnant migrant
workers encounter in working and living in Taiwan, and
propose countermeasures to effectively protect the rights and
interests of pregnant workers.
Recommendation 14
(1) The government should analyze the reasons for the limited use
of respite services, provide subsidized days and services that
meet the needs of families living with disability, and actively
boost the use of services.
(2) The government should consider including migrant domestic
workers in the long-term care service system. It should also
set up a diversified service model to provide joint or shiftbased care services to families living with disabilities. This is
to protect the rights of migrant domestic workers to take leave
and maternity leave and at the same time maintain the quality
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