There is a serious shortage of workers in the tourism industry. Scholars say that the "rectification of names" and the design of housing duties have the opportunity to increase the willingness of overseas Chinese students to stay and work in Taiwan.

The picture shows that the National Jinan International University is still using online methods to match overseas Chinese and foreign students with excellent domestic companies.

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[Reporters Chen Xinyu, Gao Jiahe/Report from Taipei] The tourism industry is seriously short of workers, and the industry is fighting for the government to open up foreign migrant workers.

The Ministry of Labor directly pointed out that the current labor supply in the tourism industry is actually in excess of demand, but due to the low wages and limited applicants, if immigration is allowed again, it will affect the current labor rights, so the opening of immigration is not considered for the time being.

Scholars believe that tourist hotels have been losing money for three consecutive years due to the epidemic, and it is difficult to attract talents with large salary increases. They suggest designing jobs to meet the needs of young job seekers, and increasing the income of employees through bonuses and other methods.

Xu Liping, general manager of Landis Hotels and Resorts Group, pointed out that the Ministry of Labor has used "Taiwan Employment Link" and other channels to match them, but the reality is that young people are not willing to invest, and the middle-aged and elderly are physically unable to bear the burden.

She also believes that it is meaningless to relax the assessment system for overseas Chinese students.

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Xiao Jingtian, chairman of the Tourist Hotel Association of the Republic of China, said that in the long run, he still hopes that the Ministry of Labor can introduce foreign migrant workers.

Zhang Xicong, director of the Tourism Bureau of the Ministry of Communications, said that he does not want the industry to be affected by the lack of work. If some vacancies cannot be recruited after matchmaking and salary adjustments, he supports conditional opening.

Labor oversupply in tourism industry Ministry of Labor: Immigrant workers will not be opened for the time being

Officials from the Ministry of Labor emphasized that the supply of labor in the tourism industry exceeds demand, and the two main reasons for the shortage of workers are unequal salary conditions and unclear job titles. The rash opening up of migrant workers will directly impact the rights and interests of existing laborers, so it is not considered for the time being.

Huang Zhengcong, an associate professor of the Department of Tourism at Jingyi University, said that the "rectification of names" and the design of housing duties have the opportunity to increase the willingness of overseas Chinese students to stay and work in Taiwan. However, the multi-pronged approach still fails to improve. It should be compared with "agricultural migrant workers" and conditionally open tourism industry migrant workers.

Chen Jiayu, an associate professor of the Department of Tourism at Shih Hsin University, suggested that if a short-term salary adjustment will affect the operation of the industry, systems such as performance bonuses can be used to encourage young people to invest, and job adjustments can be made to enrich career development and increase attractiveness.

According to the Ministry of Labor's new system of labor retirement submission data, the accommodation and catering industry and the support service industry are the two industries with the worst wages. Among them, the catering industry is the worst, with an average contribution of 25,226 yuan, almost Only receive basic salary.