Ministry of Labor (Taiwan)

Ministry of Labor
勞動部
Ministry overview
Formed 1 August 1987 (as Council of Labor Affairs)
17 February 2014 (as MOL)
Jurisdiction  Republic of China
Headquarters Datong, Taipei
Ministers responsible
Parent Ministry Executive Yuan
Website mol.gov.tw

The Ministry of Labor of Taiwan (MOL; Chinese: 中華民國勞動部; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó Láodòng Bù) is a ministry of Taiwan representing opinions of employees, political and academic circles to review labor policies, laws and regulations, as well as related projects and programs in Taiwan. MOL is working with various international organizations and bilateral exchanges for elevating the welfare of labors in ROC, [1] such as the Labor Insurance program. [2]

History

The Ministry was originally established as the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA; Chinese: 勞工委員會; pinyin: Láogōng Wěiyuánhuì) on 1 August 1987. The council was upgraded to Ministry of Labor Affairs on 17 February 2014.[3]

Visions

  • Autonomy
  • Equality
  • Development

Organization structures

Administrative Units

  • Department of General Planning
  • Department of Employment Relations
  • Department of Labor Insurance
  • Department of Employment Welfare and Retirement
  • Department of Labor Standards and Equal Employment
  • Department of Legal Services

Staff Units

  • Department of General Affairs
  • Department of Human Resources
  • Department of Civil Service Ethics
  • Department of Accounting
  • Department of Statistics
  • Department of Information Management

Third Level Agencies

  • Bureau of Labor Insurance
  • Workforce Development Agency
  • Bureau of Labor Funds
  • Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  • Institute of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health

Fourth Level Agencies

  • Taipei-Keelung-Hualien-Kinmen-Matsu Branch
  • Taoyuan-Hsinchu-Miaoli Branch
  • Taichung-Changhua-Nantou Branch
  • Yunlin-Chiayi-Tainan Branch
  • Kaohsiung-Pingtung-Penghu-Taitung Branch
  • Skill Evaluation Center[4]

List of ministers

Political Party:   Kuomintang   Democratic Progressive Party   Non-partisan/ unknown

№ Name Term of Office Days Party Premier
Minister of the Council of Labor Affairs
1 Cheng Shuei-chih (鄭水枝) 1 August 1987February 1989 Kuomintang Yu Kuo-hua
2 Chao Shou-po (趙守博) February 19891994 Kuomintang Yu Kuo-hua
Lee Huan
Hau Pei-tsun
Lien Chan
3 Hsieh Shen-shan (謝深山) 1994May 1997 Kuomintang Lien Chan
4 Hsu Chieh-kuei (許介圭) May 1997February 1998 Lien Chan
Vincent Siew
5 Chan Huo-shen (詹火生) February 199819 May 2000 Vincent Siew
6 Chen Chu (陳菊) 20 May 200019 September 20051948 Democratic Progressive Party Tang Fei
Chang Chun-hsiung I
Yu Shyi-kun
Frank Hsieh
7 Lee Ying-yuan (李應元) 19 September 200520 May 2007608 Democratic Progressive Party Frank Hsieh
Su Tseng-chang
8 Lu Tien-ling (盧天麟) 20 May 200719 May 2008365 Democratic Progressive Party Chang Chun-hsiung II
9 Wang Ju-hsuan (王如玄) 20 May 20082 October 20121596 Independent Liu Chao-shiuan
Wu Den-yih
Sean Chen
10 Pan Shih-wei (潘世偉) 2 October 201216 February 2014502 Kuomintang Sean Chen
Jiang Yi-huah
Minister of Labor (since 17 February 2014)
1 Pan Shih-wei (潘世偉) 17 February 201424 July 2014157 Kuomintang Jiang Yi-huah
— Hao Feng-ming (郝鳳鳴) 24 July 201420 August 201427 Jiang Yi-huah
2 Chen Hsiung-wen (陳雄文) 20 August 201419 May 2016638 Jiang Yi-huah
Mao Chi-kuo
Chang San-cheng
3 Kuo Fang-yu (郭芳煜) 20 May 20167 February 2017263 Lin Chuan
4 Lin Mei-chu (林美珠) 8 February 201726 February 2018383 Lin Chuan
William Lai
5 Hsu Ming-chun (許銘春) 26 February 2018Incumbent228 William Lai

Access

The MOL headquarters is accessible within walking distance west from Shuanglian Station or Zhongshan Station of the Taipei Metro.

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://english.mol.gov.tw/6386/6438/6530/
  2. ↑ http://www.bli.gov.tw/en/
  3. ↑ "Labor council head to run new labor ministry". Taipei Times. 2014-04-30. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
  4. ↑ Homepage About MOL Organization Structure (2014-02-13). "Organization Structure". English.mol.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
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