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Article: TAIWAN WORKERS ON UNPAID LEAVE SHARPLY DOWN IN JULY.
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- AsiaPulse News
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- August 4, 2009
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TAIPEI, Aug 4 Asia Pulse - The number of Taiwanese workers remaining on unpaid leave dropped by late July, the Cabinet-level Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) reported Monday about a practice taken by some local firms to cope with the economic downturn.
A total of 74,468 workers remained on unpaid leave as of the end of July, down by 5,499 people compared to the figure recorded as of July 15, the CLA said.
Early March was the time when the number of Taiwanese workers put on mandatory unpaid leave peaked -- at 238,975, which is more than triple the current figure, according to the CLA.
Since March, the monthly figure had started to steadily ...