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Current Directions of Foreign Care Workers in Taiwan: Implications for Long-Term Care Policy

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K02087
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 08020:Social welfare-related
Research InstitutionDoshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts

Principal Investigator

MIYAMOTO Yoshinobu  同志社女子大学, 生活科学部, 教授 (00182056)

Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Keywords台湾の社会福祉 / 外国人介護労働者 / 外国人居宅介護ヘルパー / 長期介護サービス法 / 台湾の外国人介護労働者 / 台湾の介護人材の再編 / 第2次長期ケア10年計画 / 長期介護保険法 / 介護保険制度 / 国際社会福祉
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study is to present detailed information about the recent trends and current working condition of home-caregivers from Southeast Asia who work in Taiwan. Currently, there are about 250,000 migrant long-term care workers, with 92.8% of them being home-caregivers. Almost all of them are beginner level care workers. With the enforcement of the Long-Term Care Service Law in 2017, the working environment of home-caregivers has started to undergone significant change. Based on the field survey, the study shows three findings: (1) The demand for beginner level foreign home-caregivers is decreasing through the tightening and unifying of caregiver qualifications; (2) The demand for the foreign outreach care workers with midrange skills is expanding as a result of government policy; (3) To solve the institutional challenges that foreign care workers are facing, the government has changed its policy to secure foreign personnel with midrange skills.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

日本では2017年「外国人技能実習制度」の対象職種に介護職種が追加された。本制度の導入は、ミドル・スキルの国外の労働者をターゲットとしたものである。日本は現行では労働力としての受け入れを否定し、一方の台湾は積極的に労働市場の中に位置づける違いはあるが、能力開発の機会を提供しながら、中間技能のアジア人材を積極的に活用しようとする点で共通した方向性を持っている。こうした競合関係の強まりを考慮すると、日本は台湾と同様に、アジアの新興国に対し長期的な人材の流入国であり続けることは、必ずしも容易ではない。本研究から、今後の日本の外国人介護労働者のあり方を展望するうえで多くの示唆が得られるものと考える。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2021 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (1 results)

All 2021

All Journal Article (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] 台湾における長期介護サービス法施行以降の外国人介護労働者の動向2021

    • Author(s)
      宮本義信
    • Journal Title

      同志社女子大学生活科学

      Volume: 55巻 Pages: 18-26

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2023-01-30  

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