MECO Chair Silvestre Bello III .Photo: Handout
The overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) hired by Taiwanese companies who have revealed exemplary performance in their various workplaces were promoted and allowed to be permanent residents in Taiwan with their families, the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) said via local news platform.
According to the recent statement by the MECO Chair Silvestre Bello III, the 53 OFWs who work with companies in Taoyuan, such as I-Mei Foods Co. Ltd had been offered and given the incentives already. These companies had hired over 10,000 Filipino workers over the last 30 years, the report stated.
"Mei Foods alone, about 53 overseas Filipino workers had been promoted to mid-managerial positions. That gave them the privilege of being exempted from the maximum period of stay in Taiwan, Bello said via the local news report.
He said further that more companies were also granting similar benefits to OFWs, given an example where a Filipino worker was recognised by the Taiwanese government for outstanding performance and was promoted to a managerial position in the electronic company he was employed.
The MECO official disclosed that the government of Taiwan "allows foreign workers a maximum of 12 years of working in manufacturing firms except when given mid-level work assignments."
And with the company's assistance, they can apply for permanent residence and invite their families to live with them in Taiwan, he stated further.
53名旅台菲籍勞工獲永久居留權
馬尼拉經濟文化辦公室（MECO）透過當地新聞平台表示，台灣公司僱用的海外菲律賓工人（OFW）在各個工作場所表現出色，將獲得晉升，並獲準與家人一起成為台灣永久居民。
根據MECO主席西爾維斯特貝洛三世（Silvestre Bello III）最近的聲明，已經向在桃園市企業（例如益美食品有限公司）工作的53名海外菲工提供了獎勵。 報告稱，這些公司在過去 30 年裡僱用了超過 10,000 名菲律賓工人。
貝洛透過當地新聞報道稱，“僅美食公司就有約53名海外菲律賓工人被晉升為中層管理職位。這使他們有幸獲得在台灣最長居留期限的豁免。”
他進一步表示，越來越多的公司也在向海外菲工提供類似的福利，例如一名菲律賓工人因表現出色而受到台灣政府的認可，並在他所僱用的電子公司晉升為管理職位。
MECO官員透露，台灣政府“允許外籍工人在製造企業工作最多12年，除非被分配中級工作任務。”
他進一步表示，在公司的幫助下，他們可以申請永久居留並邀請家人與他們一起住在台灣。
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