COST OF LIVING / Average monthly earnings of industrial migrant workers down in 2023
01/08/2024 05:11 PM
Foreign contract workers employed in Taiwan's manufacturing and construction sectors earned slightly less in 2023 than in 2022, according to the results of a survey released by the Ministry of Labor (MOL) on Monday.
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