A Year of Human Rights Covenants: Great Leap for Taiwan National Human Rights Commission, Taiwan implementation of the Labor Standards Act and the Act of Gender Equality in Employment, the protection of pregnant migrant workers is still not satisfactory due to the ineffective implementation of the law. It was in this context that we investigated, through individual interviews, questionnaire surveys, consultation meetings, and data retrieval from various government agencies, the actual situations regarding the right to work and the social support network of pregnant migrant workers in Taiwan. After cross-checking their actual situations with international human rights conventions as well as domestic laws and regulations, we straightened up the actual situations and difficulties in the right to work and the support for pregnancy and childcare of pregnant migrant workers in Taiwan. Our investigation found that pregnant migrant workers are entitled to tocolysis leave, recuperation leave, prenatal visit leave, maternity leave and unpaid parental leave, no discrimination due to pregnancy, and job accommodation under the Labor Standards Act and the Act of Gender Equality in Employment. However, these rights are not properly protected due to language barriers, information insufficiency, restriction on job change, and lack of family support. In accordance with the relevant laws, regulations, and mechanisms in force, although the responsibility relating to maternity health is imposed on employers, most employers believe that pregnant migrant workers will bring many troubles to business operations and management, particularly to employers of home caregivers. Due to workplace limitations and the nature of work, it is more difficult for employers of home caregivers to dispatch labor compared to industry employers. As a result, conflicts between pregnant migrant workers and employers may arise and cause many more difficulties to pregnant migrant workers. ▋ The NHRC visits children of migrant workers at the placement institution. National Human Rights Commission 2022 Annual Report 55

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