全通翻譯/翻譯社

Higher pay for caregivers in Hong Kong and better job opportunities across Southeast Asia are putting pressure on the local supply of foreign caregivers. One labor broker says she used to be able to provide clients with several applicants to choose from but now has trouble providing more than one. 

This woman came from Indonesia to serve as a caregiver. She currently lives in a dormitory run by her labor broker as she awaits the move into her new employer’s home. It took more than 600 hours of class and interviews over a period of more than three months before she was ready to come to Taiwan.

Indonesian Caregiver
Compared to Malaysia, Singapore or Hong Kong, there are more formalities involved with coming to Taiwan. It takes longer.

Demand for foreign caregivers exceeds supply, as can be seen by these application papers.

Chen Mei-hsing
Labor Broker Firm GM
There wasn’t a severe worker shortage prior to April of last year. Clients could look at resumes, and for each client, we could offer four to five people to choose from. Now, however, we are only able to offer an average of one resume 
A reason for the shortage could be growing labor demand in the workers’ home countries.

Chen Mei-hsing
Labor Broker Firm GM
Many foreign firms are building factories in these countries. An Indonesian worker who is able to find a job close to home will find it unnecessary to fly overseas to do this kind of work.

Taiwan’s aging society has led to increased demand for caregivers. At the same time, rising salaries for foreign laborers in Hong Kong have put packages there on a par with Taiwan. The resulting decreased supply of foreign caregivers is putting pressure on locals who need help caring for family members.

資料來源：

http://englishnews.ftv.com.tw/read.aspx?sno=8065DB3CE452C1F71D6DD60015261CD6