History of the Security Industries Association of R.O.C. in Taiwan (“SIA”)
After the first security company was established in 1978, the general public has gradually come to accept the “security” concept, and thus many similar companies have been established ever since. In order to meet the needs of developing business for the security industry, and help official authorities to establish security industry management standards and rules and regulation security companies from various counties or cities in Taiwan began to form associations or related unions. Until 2006, the security industry only had six business associations in Taipei, Taipei County, Taoyuan, Taichung, Kaohsiung and Kaohsiung County. Taipei County has since been upgraded to a municipality, “New Taipei City in 2010. In 2008, Taiwan Province Security Association was also established, which includes eight members; Keelung City, Taoyuan County, Hsinchu City, Taichung City, Taichung County, Tainan City and Kaohsiung County.
Table One: The Dates of Establishment for Each Association |
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Name of Association |
Est. Date |
Note |
1 |
Taipei Security Commercial Association |
Established on June 22, 1990 |
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2 |
Association of Security Companies, New Taipei City |
Established on September 29, 1999 |
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3 |
Kaohsiung Security Companies Association |
Established on August 31, 1990 |
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4 |
Taiwan Province Security Association |
Established on November 13, 2008 |
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5 |
The Security Union of Keelung City |
Established on April 18, 2008 |
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6 |
Taoyuan Security Commercial Association |
Established on August 23, 1996 |
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7 |
Hsinchu Security Commercial Association |
Established on January 16, 2008 |
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8 |
Taichung Security Commercial Union |
Established on May 21, 1992 |
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9 |
Taichung County Security Commercial Association |
Established on February 1, 2008 |
Will be combined with TSCU |
10 |
The Security Union of Tainan City |
Established on September 27, 2007 |
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11 |
Kaohsiung County Security Commercial Association |
Established on January 13, 2006 |
Will be combined with KSCA |
In recent years, due to the continuously increasing market demand, the general public began to require higher standards of the security industry and their professionals. On December 17, 2009, after two preparatory meetings on November 5, 2009 and November 26, 2009, the Taipei Security Commercial Association; Association of Security Companies, New Taipei City; Kaohsiung County Security Commercial Association and Taiwan Province Security Association came together to form the Security Industries Association of R.O.C.(“SIA”) at the Taipei Armed Forces Officer’s Club.
The main objectives of the SIA are as follows:
(1)To establish liaisons between government officials and the private industry.
(2)To strives for the collective rights and interests of security industry, such as reasonable working hours and better salary.
(3)To elevate the social status of the security industry and its professionals
(4)To promote the cooperation among security companies.
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