LABOR RECRUITMENT IN TAIWAN - A CORPORATE-STRATEGY IN INDUSTRIAL RESTRUCTURING

In this paper empirical evidence is presented based on a recent nation wide survey conducted in Taiwan concerning industrial responses to ris ing labor costs and shortages. Four types of corporate strategies are discussed, namely, the recruitment of part-time workers, the importati on of foreign workers, the provision of training for employees, and th e substitution of labor with automation. It is found that all four str ategies are increasingly being practised, particularly the employment of foreign workers as a short-term solution in the processes of indust rial restructuring.