Number of furloughed workers in Taiwan passes 10,000

The number of furloughed workers in Taiwan increased by more than 3,800 over the past week, bringing the total to 10,229, amid an extended national Level 3 alert aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19, according to data released Thursday by the Ministry of Labor (MOL).

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