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Chapter 3 Rights Protection
Article 8
Culture and arts enterprises shall abide by labor laws and regulations and protect the rights and interests of culture and arts workers. The central supervisory authority may promote those organizations that do an excellent job of protecting labor’s rights and interests.
The Ministry of Culture shall determine the scope, content, and other aspects of measures that protect labor rights and interests.
Article 9
To protect the rights and interests and employment of culture and arts workers, the central supervisory authority shall provide guidance to professional unions to help their members enroll in labor insurance and other related insurance schemes.
Where the income of culture and arts workers fails to reach a defined standard, the central supervisory authority may, where necessary, work within existing regulations or draw up a budget to provide funding for and provide help to such individuals to enroll in social insurance schemes.
Concerning the previous paragraph, the central supervisory authority will negotiate with related supervisory authorities about the recipients, the scope of funding, the amount, and the method of assistance.
Article 10
Vendors working with government agencies (organizations), public schools, and public enterprises purchasing goods and services related to culture and the arts that enter into a direct contractual relationship with workers who have not enrolled in labor occupational accident insurance shall, for this project, enroll them in other commercial insurance schemes that offer accident, disability, and death protections.
Article 11
Where emergencies, disasters, or major turmoil affects culture and arts workers and enterprises, the supervisory authority may work with related units to offer needed assistance.
Article 12
The central supervisory authority shall draft guiding principles for the retention and signing of contracts with vendors to protect the rights and interests of culture and arts workers and promote the development of culture and arts enterprises.
These guiding principles shall include the period of time that the contract is being reviewed, copyright agreements, broker authorizations, insurance, and other items that affect the rights and interests of culture and arts workers.
Article 13
The supervisory authority shall conduct promotional efforts and provide assistance to help culture and arts workers obtain information about their legal and labor rights and interests.
The central supervisory authority shall, on a regular basis, conduct surveys and research on the labor situation of culture and arts workers and the labor environment to serve as reference for making policies that concern culture and the arts.
The aforementioned surveys and research shall be made publicly available and published on the Internet.
Article 14
When government agencies (organizations), public schools, juridical persons established with donations from the government, administrative institutions, and public enterprises grant awards, funding, commission, or make purchases from culture and arts enterprises, they are to ensure that the intellectual property rights of culture and arts workers and enterprises are respected.
Regulations concerning the content, scope, method, and other issues addressing protection of intellectual property rights shall be drafted by the central supervisory authority in cooperation with the Ministry of Economic Affairs.