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 Sunday March 25 2007

Foreigners can join a union (Taiwan)

It seems that it is now legal for foreigners, in Taiwan, to:

take up positions as directors or supervisors of labor unions. The rules, when ratified by the lawmakers, will also permit teachers to organize labor unions.

I would love to see this in Korea but it has yet to happen.

Hat tip to Mark



Sean. inscribed these words of wisdom on Sunday Mar 25, 2007 at 07:08 AM
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