Mustard Seed Mission Helps more than 1,000 Taiwan Disadvantaged Families during COVID-19 Outbreak

Mustard Seed Mission volunteers load truck with essential supplies for disadvantaged families

August 13, 2021August 13, 2021 Guest Commentary 0 Comment COVID-19, economy, Mustard Seed Mission

Press Release: Mustard Seed Mission The nationwide lockdown has caused the highest unemployment rate in 10 years and even affected the right of the child to education. The Mustard Seed Mission (MSM) conducted a survey on the impact of the epidemic on its long-served families and found that among the 3,182 valid samples, 46.9% of served families were financially affected, and about 29.3% of families have reduced income by more than 1/3, and 17.4 % of families have been experiencing

Business and Economy

July 6, 2021July 6, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment economy, employment

The economic effects of Taiwan’s Level 3 epidemic restrictions have been felt in the employment sector, with unemployment up, and employment numbers seeing biggest drop in history on a month by month basis, according to May data released by the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics today, July 6. The unemployment rate for May rose to 4.11%, up from 3.64% in April, marking the highest unemployment rate since 2013. The human resources survey data was collected between May 23 and