The Ministry of Labor's Institute for Labour and Occupational Safety and Health and KU Leuven’s HIVA Research Institute for Work and Society held an online meeting on July 1 to celebrate the signing of a new labour cooperation agreement.
The meeting was attended by Mr. San-Quei Lin, Vice Minister of Labor; Mr. Ming-Yen Tsai, Ambassador of the Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium; Frédéric Verheyden, Director of the Belgian Office, Taipei; and Mr. Luc Seles, Rector of KU Leuven.
In his speech, Vice Minister Lin described Europe as a world leader in labour rights and conditions, and said that Taiwan will continue to actively promote labour exchanges with the European Union. We hope that under the framework of this cooperation agreement, we can learn from KU Leuven's experience and vision to help strengthen the foundation of labor policies in Taiwan.
Ambassador Tsai said that Taiwan and Belgium have already established multifaceted cooperation, including in the areas of economic and trade investment; education; scientific research; employment; and vocational training. The Ambassador also stated that the signing of this cooperation agreement between the two research institutions in the labour field is expected to stimulate the development of more innovative policy ideas and policy tools, and help to build on the solid partnership between Taiwan and Belgium.
Ministry of Labour news link:
https://www.mol.gov.tw/announcement/2099/51429/
Video introducing the cooperation agreement:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BnLe4KmzNK6U-_sDCdWLjJ_1qF_r5Mrn/view?usp=sharing
