Article 6 For the purposes of the Act, the term "competent authority(ies)" refers to the Ministry of Labor at the central government level, the municipal city government(s) at the municipal level, and the county/city government(s) at the County/City level.
Regarding employment services to indigenous peoples, the Central Competent Authority shall collaborate with the Council of Indigenous Peoples of the Executive Yuan.
The Central Competent Authority shall be in charge of the following:
1.Nationwide employment policy-making, submitting proposed statute to the legislature body for enactment, promulgating regulations and making plans/programs on a nationwide basis;
2.Provision of information regarding the nationwide employment market;
3.Establishment of implementation standards of employment services;
4.Supervision and guidance, coordination, and assessment of the Employment Services throughout the nation;
5.Issuance to applicant employer(s) of permit(s) to employ foreign worker(s) and administration of such employment;
6.Issuance, suspension, and termination of permit(s) of a private employment services institution that engages in any of the following agency businesses:
(1) Introducing foreign worker(s) to work in the region of Taiwan;
(2) Introducing Hong Kong, Macau, or Mainland China resident(s) to work in the Republic of China; or
(3) Introducing nationals to work outside the Republic of China.
7.Other matters regarding nationwide employment services to nationals and employment promotion.
The competent authority(ies) at the municipal and county/city levels shall be in charge of the following:
1.Determination of employment discrimination;
2.Administration and examination of foreign worker(s) to work in the Republic of China;
3.Issuance, suspension, and termination of permit(s) of a private employment services institution that introduces nationals to work in the Republic of China;
4.Administration of a private employment services institution outside the scope of subparagraph 6 of paragraph 3 and subparagraph 3 of paragraph 4;
5.Other cooperating matters regarding employment services to nationals.