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進入《TAIPEI TIMES》 Prague to let Taiwanese work without a permit
The national flags of Taiwan, left, and the Czech Republic are displayed in an undated photograph. Photo: CNA
By Esme Yeh / Staff writer, with CNA
Taiwanese would be able to work in the Czech Republic without a work permit starting from next year, Czech news outlet Novinky.cz reported on Thursday last week.
Since July, the Czech government has granted people from nine non-EU countries — Australia, Japan, Canada, South Korea, New Zealand, the UK, the US, Israel and Singapore — the right to work in the country without any form of work permit, the report said.
The Czech Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs was expected to add Taiwan to the list in July, but it failed to do so at the time, as Taiwan had yet to be recognized by the Czech government as an independent jurisdiction, it said.
Therefore, amendments to the Czech Republic’s employment act were required to pass to acknowledge Taiwan’s status as an independent jurisdiction, the report said.
The ministry has submitted a bill to the Czech Parliament, which has been approved by lawmakers and would come into effect next month, it said.
The report cited the ministry as saying that an exemption of work permits for Taiwanese would reduce employers’ administrative burden and accelerate their entry to the Czech Republic’s workforce.
Although the bill is still under review and has yet to be approved by the Czech Cabinet, it is not expected to be challenged, as all political parties during the discussion said that Taiwan should be included in the list, the ministry was cited as saying.
新聞來源：TAIPEI TIMES
