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J.Y. Interpretation No. 560 (funeral allowance for foreign workers’ family members)
Constitutional Court of Taiwan (Judicial Yuan) · Taiwan · 2003-07-04 · National court
Citation: J.Y. Interpretation No. 560
Type of case: Constitutional and human rights
Outcome: Decided against the migrant side
Question
May labour insurance deny a funeral allowance to a foreign worker whose family member died outside Taiwan?
What the court decided
The exclusion was held consistent with the Constitution. [Check reasoning.]
In plain language
A foreign worker in Taiwan asked for the funeral allowance that Taiwanese workers get when a family member dies. The rules excluded family who lived abroad. The Constitutional Court let the rule stand.
Dalam bahasa sederhana
Seorang pekerja asing di Taiwan meminta tunjangan pemakaman yang didapat pekerja Taiwan saat anggota keluarga meninggal. Aturan mengecualikan keluarga yang tinggal di luar negeri. MK mempertahankan aturan itu.
Pertanyaan: Bolehkah asuransi tenaga kerja menolak tunjangan pemakaman bagi pekerja asing yang anggota keluarganya meninggal di luar Taiwan?
What happened afterwards
- 2003-07-04: Interpretation issued.
Sources
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Cite as: Institute for Migrant Rights (2026), Migration Jurisprudence from the South, version 0.1, https://theimr.org/court-decisions/d/tw-jy-560-2003/. This page summarizes a court decision for research and advocacy; it is not legal advice.