Workplace Injury / Occupational Hazard
I was injured at work and don't know what I can apply for
Migrant workers and new immigrants legally working in Taiwan are protected by Labor Insurance for work injuries. You can apply for medical subsidies, sick pay, and disability allowances. Even if your employer failed to insure you, they are still liable.
Step-by-step guide
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Seek medical care immediately, ask for an occupational injury certificate
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Preserve evidence (photos, work records)
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Apply to the Bureau of Labor Insurance for benefits
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If employer obstructs you, call 1955 or contact Legal Aid
Related Subsidies & Protections
1955 Foreign Workers' Advisory and Protection Hotline
24 小時免付費多語專線（中、英、印尼、越南、泰語）。可處理薪資被扣、證件被扣留、職災、仲介收費糾紛與人身侵害。以「強制儲蓄」名義扣薪違法，雇主須全額給付工資，違者罰 6 萬至 30 萬元並廢止聘僱許可。撥打不會被遣返。2026-07-21 依官方來源核對。
Free legal aid for foreign migrant workers
依就服法第 46 條第 1 項第 8–10 款受僱的移工（漁撈、家庭與機構看護、製造、營造等），可簽無資力切結書免經資力審查，免費取得法律諮詢與訴訟代理。就近洽法扶各地分會，或撥 1955 轉介。2026-07-21 依官方來源核對。
移工健康檢查：時程、費用與被扣薪怎麼辦
雇主應於聘僱滿 6、18、30 個月前後 30 日內安排定期健檢，未辦理可罰 6 萬至 30 萬元。費用由誰負擔官方說法不一致（約 1,500 元），但雇主不能未經約定就從你的工資片面扣款。有疑義撥 1955。2026-07-21 依官方來源核對。
Occupational injury compensation (applicable to migrant workers)
職災有兩套制度可同時走：雇主依勞基法第 59 條的補償（時效 2 年），以及向勞保局請領的職災保險給付（時效 5 年）。外籍移工同樣適用，受領補償權不因離職而受影響。2026-07-21 依官方來源核對。