According to Bureau of Labor Insurance statistics, labor insurance occupationalaccident payments
for disabilities are provided to approximately 3,500 persons (including traffic accidents) annually.
In addition, from the statistics and results of the occupational accident disabled worker employment care survey
by the Ministry of Labor (MOL) for 2015,it is estimated that there are approximately 800 occupational accident workers
that may require assistance for returning to work or re-employment every year.
The MOL provides relevant assistances such as psychological counseling and help with social adaptation, assessment
and hardening of work capacity, job accommodation, vocational training and employment services, etc. to
occupational accident workers for them to re-enter the workforce.
These assistances can provide timely and suitable assistances based on these workers’current situations and needs.
According to statistics, for workers who actively participate and cooperate with the ministry, the rate of returning
to work is as high as eighty percent.
Source:http://www.osha.gov.tw/%E4%B8%BB%E9%81%B8%E5%96%AE/2726/2730/13740/
The MOL calls upon occupational accident workers and their employers to put these free resources to good use.