dc.description.abstract | This research used the data of “2003 Foreign and Mainland China Spouses Life Situations Survey” from Ministry of Interior, based on the revised Labor Utilization Framework, recalculated the appropriate and inappropriate utilization of labor force of Southeast Asian and Mainland China female spouses, and compared the differences between them. This research found out (1) Taiwanese female labor force were better than Southeast Asian and Mainland China female spouses, and Mainland China female spouses labor force were worse than Southeast Asian female spouses. (2) The identity in Taiwan, education, having 6-11years old children, matrimonial age, and common-law marriage are helpful for Southeast Asian and Mainland China female spouses labor force. (3) Nuclear family, having 0-2 years old children, healthy husband, introduction from relatives and friends, and the first marriage are helpless to Southeast Asian and Mainland China female spouses labor force. (4) The differences of effects between them are extended family and numbers of children. The former is helpful for Southeast Asian spouses labor force, but helpless to Mainland China female spouses. The later is helpless to Southeast Asian spouses labor force, but helpful for Mainland China female spouses.
From macro-level analyses, I presented the employment problems of these new immigrants in Taiwan, and discussed the possible discriminations behind their low-level labor utilization. There are six ways to improve the policies to these new immigrants: (1) To enhance the guidance to employers about the employment policies of Southeast Asian and Mainland China spouses. (2) To enhance the labor inspection to eliminate discrimination of wages. (3) To provide the child care service for preschool children to promote foreign spouses to work. (4) To enhance new immigrants family the gender equality education to promote foreign spouses self-esteem and personality of independence. (5) To enhance the employment guidance and assistance toward divorce, separate, widow foreign spouses.
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