Up to 112,000 temporary jobs helping to clean-up and restore homes in Typhoon Morakot-devastated areas are available starting today, the Council of Labor Affairs announced yesterday.
The council is allocating NT$100 million (US$3 million) to the project, which will be implemented by local labor bureaus.
The program features simplified paperwork, faster mobilization of human resources and daily pay for workers to help typhoon victims get back on their feet as soon as possible, the council said.
The council will subsidize NT$100 for each hour worked, up to a maximum of NT$17,600 per person each month.
Anyone unemployed is eligible to apply, but priority will be given to typhoon victims and those living in areas affected by the flooding. More information on the program is available by calling 0800-777-888.
Meanwhile, the Judicial Yuan said it would offer free assistance to Morakot victims who need legal counsel.
Local branches of the Taiwan High Court have set up special offices in Nantou, Yunlin, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung, Taitung and Hualien counties to provide legal assistance and counseling to typhoon victims, it said.
The district courts will also adjust court dates to accommodate those who cannot make it to court because of the disaster.
Local correction offices are also in the process of locating and contacting youths and children affected by the typhoon, and will help coordinate with social services to take care of the minors, the Judicial Yuan said said.
The Legal Aid Foundation, funded by the Judicial Yuan, has also set up a hotline at (02) 3322-6666 to answer typhoon victims’ legal questions, such as applying for subsidies for fishery and farming losses, applying for reduced taxes or insurance premiums, processing inheritances left by relatives who died in the flooding and collecting evidence to apply for damage compensation.
The hotline will be open Monday to Friday from 9am to 8pm.
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