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Rights groups are proposing a leave system mixing 30 days of partially paid leave and 150 days of unpaid leave for working people who act as family caregivers, many of whom are on the brink of quitting their jobs to meet the needs of family.
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00:00Rights groups in Taiwan are calling for a leave system for workers who also take care of family members with
00:05disabilities.
00:30Their proposal includes 30 days of partially paid leave and 150 days of unpaid leave.
00:35They say it would relieve employees' pressure to ask for time off to look after their families.
00:40According to a Labor Ministry survey, 70 percent of family caregivers are unemployed,
00:45and of those who have jobs, more than half have considered quitting.
00:48Rights groups say the proposal has growing support from employers, though most still oppose it.
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