The Advancement of Youth Rights

and Social Welfare

I. The situation of the youth in

Taiwan in the past 10

years

1. The birth rate dropped drastically.

1.26 1.22

1.26 1.37

1.081.15

0.90

1.041.03

0.8

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

2.0

19901992199419961998200020022004200620082009年

總生育率

(

人

)

日本新加坡韓國香港台灣

資料來源：各國政府統計網站，我國資料為內政部「中華民國人口統計年刊」。經建會， 2010

Japan

SingaporeKoreaHongkong

Taiwan

2. The population ratio above 65/ below 65 become smaller

65歲以上高齡人口15~64歲工作年齡人口

1人______7.0人

2008年

1人_____3.2人

2026年

1人_____1.4人

2056年

18年後，約每 3.2個 15~64歲工作年齡者，負擔 1個 65歲以上高齡者

3. Single parent family increases continously.

一般青少年 ; 1

單親家庭少年 隔代家庭少年

4. Cases of Domestic Violence doubled from 62310 in 2005 to

134250 in 2012兒童及少年保護案件－受虐兒少按性別分（人）

年別 合計 男性 女性

93年 7,837 3,828 4,009

94年 9,897 5,005 4,892

95年 10,094 5,145 4,949

96年 13,566 6,436 7,130

97年 13,703 8,758 4,945

5. Unemployment rate of the youth stay high about 14%

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 20130.00%

2.00%

4.00%

6.00%

8.00%

10.00%

12.00%

14.00%

16.00%

15-19歲20-24歲高學歷

6. Number of students with loan increases to reach 800,000

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 20110

100200300400500600700800900

人數 (千人 )

7. Government budget for youth welfare less than NT$ 1 / per day

2003

85 86 87 88 89 90 91 920.00%0.20%0.40%0.60%0.80%1.00%1.20%1.40%1.60%

少年占社福預算比例

8. Government budget for youth welfare increase to NT$ 6 / per day 2012

92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 1010

2,000,000

4,000,000

6,000,000

8,000,000

10,000,000

12,000,000

預算

II. The major concern for the

youth development in the future.

1. To urge the public and private sectors to make sufficient investment for the youth.

2. To promote the six rights and welfare public policies for the well-being of the youth.

(1). Rights for Health

• For whole person development.• Good health for both physical and mental.

(2). Rights for Education

• Equal opportunity for education.• Equipped with core ability. • Establish skills to make living.• Follow individual interest.•Development of personal potentiality.

(3). Rights for Employment• Equal Job opportunity• Fair salary and compensation.• Protection from unfair working conditions.

(4). Rights for Welfare Protection• Receive legitimate care.• Welfare protection by law and regulations.•Protection through law and correlated measures.

(5). Rights for Recreation• Social awareness of the need for recreation.•Equal assessability to the public recreation facilities.•Sufficient space for recreation.

(6). Rights for Public Participation• Right for Voting.• Right and opportunity to express personal and collective advocation.