Manufacturing sector boosts furloughed workers amid weaker global demand

The effects of weak global demand on the export-orientated manufacturing sector saw the number of furloughed workers on formal unpaid leave programs in Taiwan rise by 848 to 11,738 from Sept. 7-15, the Ministry of Labor said Monday.

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