Solar cell manufacturer lays off 200 foreign workers / 太陽能電池龍頭茂迪 傳裁2百名外勞　　　　　　　　　　

Taiwan's largest solar cell manufacturer, Motech Industries has unexpectedly reported to lay off 200 foreign workers, accounting for 4% of its employees. Although none of the local employees were affected, it has been a shock to the industry. According to a market analyst, the product was reduced as a result of the unpromising market performance in the 4th quarter and unclear policies from governments around the world. Motech Industries, Taiwan's largest solar cell manufacturer, has reported to have laid off 200 foreign employees. According to the Southern Taiwan Science Park Bureau, Motech's layoff was based on its capacity utilization and orders. Most of these employees' employment contracts were near expiration. The city's Labor Affairs Bureau has intervened. ==HUANG CHUN-LANG, Motech Deputy Spokesperson== The industry is relatively conservative about growth. Companies or enterprises will of course adjust their manpower based on their capacity utilization and the number of orders received. Although no local employees were laid off this time, Motech's 4% manpower reduction may be a reference to the solar cell market's future. An analyst pointed out that prices have continued to drop because orders from China are decreasing in number, which might affect the performance in Q4. ==YANG CHIA-HA, Taiwan Institute of Economic Research Industry Analyst== Facing the solar power market downturn and offshoring of manufacturing capacity, Motech has been forced to adjust its workforce. If China does not lower the purchase price for solar power in 2017, the overall demand in Q4 might not be promising. According to the analyst, the global solar market will face a greater challenge before governments make clear of their subsidies for solar power. Now that President Tsai Ing-wen's administration has decided to go nuclear-free by 2025, the solar industry may have to focus on market dispersion and service expansion to create opportunities. TRANSLATED BY：LUKE CHIANG 太陽能電池大廠茂迪，向南科管理局通報縮減200名人力，南科管理局表示，茂迪公司依據"產能利用率"和"訂單表現調"整外籍勞工人力，資遣200名外籍勞工，其中大部分都是及將屆期離境的外勞，台南市政府勞工局將介入處理。 ==茂迪代理發言人 黃俊琅== 整個產業景氣 在這理是相對比較保守一點 我們當然每個公司 每個企業會考量到 產能利用率還有訂單的調配 然後整個來調整 雖然這一波資遣沒有包含本國勞工，但身為國內太陽能電池龍頭的茂迪，縮減4%的人力，是否也預告太陽能未來市況慘淡，產業分析師指出，中國大陸市場買盤急縮，讓報價持續走跌，今年第四季恐怕更不樂觀。 ==台經院產業分析師 楊家豪== 面臨整體太陽能市況不佳 以及我國太陽能電子 產能持續外移 所以還是促使 茂迪進行人力調整的動作 第四季的話 在中國還沒有進一步調降 2017年太陽能收購價格的 情況之下 整體需求恐怕還是不太樂觀 分析師認為，在各國政府對太陽能補助政策未明前，全球太陽能產業將面臨更嚴峻的考驗，而蔡英文新政府宣示2025年廢核，太陽能產業仍否有發展契機，得看能否擴分散市場、擴大服務鏈以求更多商機。 記者 綜合報導