The country’s unemployment situation will not worsen in the coming months, as the domestic economy is showing signs of regaining stability, Vice Premier Paul Chiu (邱正雄) said yesterday.
Over the past months the economic downturn seemed to be easing and moving toward stability, Chiu said, but added that more time was needed to judge whether an economic recovery was really occurring.
As Taiwan’s export value last month increased by more than US$200 million over the January figure, Chiu said exports were expected to continue warming in the future. He said, however, that the global economic situation would continue to have a heavy influence on the country’s export business.
If Taiwan’s exports continue to grow, demand for workers will increase, he said, saying that the Executive Yuan in cooperation with the private sector would create 73,000 jobs this year.
To help job seekers find employment, the Executive Yuan will organize four employment fairs around the country on April 11 and April 18, he said.
“The government hopes to provide 6,000 jobs at each of the four fairs, which should help bring down unemployment,” he said.
Chiu urged the legislature to pass the NT$150.6 billion (US$4.34 billion) special budget by April 10 for the government to expand public works this year as part of the four-year public construction program, which carries a NT$500 billion price tag.
The government had said that the four-year special budget along with other short-term job enhancement programs would create a total of 341,000 jobs in four years, while the number of jobs created this year would be about 200,000.
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