Overview
- Covers both skilled and unskilled international labor mobility to and from Taiwan in the 21st century, focusing on the status quo, controversial issues, and policy implications
- Explores the migration of skilled laborers to and from Taiwan, which has not been well researched by preceding studies
- Analyzes the various issues of unskilled foreign laborers in Taiwan, both industrial workers and caregivers
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Economics (BRIEFSECONOMICS)
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About this book
This book is the first to cover the research of whole aspects of international mobility to and from Taiwan of both skilled and unskilled workers. The migration of skilled workers is a field that has not been well researched, although it is becoming very important for the economic growth of newly developing countries.
The “brain circulation” through which workers who return to their home country bring back technology and the business style of a developed country contributed greatly to Taiwan in the 1980s and1990s. However, according to the author’s research, there is a little expectation that returnees now will contribute as in the past, as the proportion of students leaving Taiwan to study abroad is decreasing. Taiwanese companies therefore are seeking skilled human resources from developed countries in other ways.
The author also found that some Taiwanese have been to China, Singapore or Japan in response to companies and universities’ recruiting by offering high monetary compensation.
This book clarifies those aspects of international skilled labor mobility to and from Taiwan and also analyzes the various issues regarding unskilled foreign laborers in Taiwan. There has been a gradual increase in unskilled foreign laborers, working both in industry and in domestic care in Taiwan. This book elucidates the various controversial issues arising from the increased presence of foreign laborers—for instance, the costs of employing foreign laborers, or problems related to the foreign workforce.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: International Labor Mobility to and from Taiwan
Authors: Yumiko Nakahara
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Economics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6047-2
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-10-6046-5Published: 11 September 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-6047-2Published: 31 August 2017
Series ISSN: 2191-5504
Series E-ISSN: 2191-5512
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 107
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour
Topics: Labor Economics, Asian Economics, Migration, Careers in Business and Mangagement