Taiwan

"Labour Union Act; Article 6. Labor unions can be classified into the following three types; however, teachers can only organize and join the labor unions referred to in Subparagraphs 2 and 3: 1. Corporate union: a labor union organized by employees of the same factory or workplace, of the same business entity, of enterprises with controlling and subordinate relationship between each other in accordance with the Company Act, or of a financial holding company and its subsidiaries in accordance with the Financial Holding Company Act, 2. Industrial union: a labor union organized by workers in the industry, and. 3. Professional union: a labor union organized by workers with the same professional skills. Organizational district of a professional union in accordance with Subparagraph 3 of the preceding paragraph shall be limited in the municipal city or county (city) where it locates. Article 9 The number of corporate union of the same scope organized in accordance with Subparagraph 1 of Paragraph 1 to Article 6 of the Act shall be no more than one. The number of professional union of the identical type organized in the same municipal city or county (city) shall be no more than one."

"Article 54 A labor union shall not call a strike and set up a picketing line unless the strike has been approved by no less than one half of the members in total via direct and secret balloting. The following workers cannot undertake a strike: 1. Teachers. 2. Workers who are employed by the Department of Defense and its affiliated agencies (institutes) or schools. For the following types of businesses which may have impacts on the safety of public lives, national security or essential public interests, a labor union may call a strike only when the labor union and its counterpart have reached a minimal service clause: 1. Water supply businesses. 2. Power and fuel supply businesses. 3. Hospitals. 4. Financial information service businesses engaging in the transfer or settlement of funds between banks, businesses dealing with securities or futures trading, settlement and custody, and other businesses handling payment systems. After the minimal service clause referred to in the preceding paragraph is reached, the business entity shall submit it to the competent authorities of related business for review and record. A labor union may call a strike for Type I telecommunication businesses which provide fixed or mobile telecommunication service, unless that the basic voice telecommunication service can be maintained without interruption. The scope of the agencies (institutes) and businesses referred to in Paragraphs 2 and 3 shall be prescribed by the Central Competent Authority jointly with the competent authorities of the business or competent authorities of related business. The scope of the basic voice telecommunication service referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be prescribed by the competent authorities of related business. When a great disaster happens or may happen, government at all levels for carrying out disaster prevention duties or undertaking actions to deal with an emergency in accordance with the Disaster Prevention Act may prohibit, restrain, or stop a strike during the period of handling the disaster. "

"Article 35 An employer or supervisory employees who represent the employer in exercising the managerial authority shall not have the following practices: 1. Refusing to hire, dismiss, demote, reduce the wage of, or render other unfair treatment to an employee who organizes or joins a labor union, participates in activities held by a labor union, or assumes the office of a labor union, 2. Requiring an employee or job applicant not to join a labor union or assume the office of a labor union as a condition of hiring preceding paragraph, 3. Refusing to hire, dismiss, demote, reduce the wage of, or render other unfair treatment to an employee who requests collective bargaining or participates in related activities concerning collective bargaining, 4. Dismiss, demote, reduce the wage of, or render other unfair treatment to an employee who participates in or supports industrial action, and 5. Improperly influence, impede or restrict the establishment, organization or activities of labor union. Any dismissal, demotion, reduction of wage made by the employer or supervisory employees who represent the employer in exercising the managerial authority as prescribed in the preceding paragraph shall be null and void. Act for Settlement of Labor-Management Disputes; Article 8 During the procedures of mediation, arbitration or decision on unfair labor practices, an employer may not suspend or shut down the business, terminate the labor contract, or undertake any other activities unfavorable to employees due to a labor-management dispute. Employees may not resort to strikes or undertake any other dispute activities due to a labor-management dispute. Art. 62 - A worker who is in violation of Article 8 shall be fined no less than N.T. $10,000 but not exceeding N.T. $30,000."