2007年的金融海嘯掀起了世界性的經濟災難，各國自有不同程度的受害，我國亦是不可避免。在這次金融海嘯中，我國所造成的各種災難和困境，除經濟性、金融性、產業性難題外，最重要是造成勞工的失業問題。乃是工廠或產業受到金融海嘯而減產甚而關廠，連帶勞工也受到波及。主計處公布的資料，明顯看到失業率上升。政府雖提出各項對策和措施方案，但未能有效發揮作用。對勞工的失業其中影響最大即是中高齡失業者，這群原本就是產業結構轉型的弱勢族群，在金融海嘯的衝擊下更是遭到嚴重打擊。然在政府的各項減少失業的對策中，卻是最難發生效用。因此面對中高齡的失業者要有效解決其問題確是一個需要超越經濟跟勞動面向思考，而用社會福利及社會工作的角度來解決。畢竟中高齡失業者所面臨的不只是個人的失業問題，而是整個家庭的問題。 相對政府政策的有限，需要藉助企業的道德規範。畢竟解鈴仍須繫鈴人，雖然企業亦是金融海嘯受害者，但仍應發揮企業社會責任來作積極回應。另外，非營利組織一向都是政府有力幫手，在此金融海嘯期間，除承擔政府委託就業輔導措施。更可自行創造諸多就業機會來協助這些失業勞工尤其是中高齡失業者。才能對此問題有所助益，這也是本文目的所在。

The global financial crisis in 2007 led to worldwide economic woes. All countries were affected to a certain degree, with Taiwan being no exception. The financial crisis has caused disasters and predicaments to Taiwan's economy, finance, industry, and most noticeably, its workforce in the form of increased unemployment. Factories and industries have reduced output or faced shutdown due to the financial havoc, which has in turn affected their workers. Statistics publicized by the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics of the Executive Yuan shows a clear increase in Taiwan's unemployment rate. Despite the government's announcement of its plan to implement a series of counter-crisis policies and programs, the results have so far been ineffective. As for unemployment, the hardest-hit group was the middle and old age unemployed. They are already the more vulnerable part of the workforce as industries undergo structural transformation. Under the repercussions of the current financial crisis, they have by no means been hit hard. Furthermore, among the government's crisis-control policies, unemployment reduction is the one that takes effect with the most difficulty. Resolving the problem of middle and high age unemployment requires a perspective that looks beyond the economic and labor force factors and seeks solution from a social welfare and social work angle. This is because middle and old age unemployment is not only an individual problem, it is also a family-wide problem for the unemployed. As government measures have their limits, a total solution will have to rely on the moral restraint of the corporate sector since it is a part of the problem source. Despite being the victim of the financial downturn as well, companies should take up their corporate social responsibility to make an active response to unemployment. Meanwhile, non-profit organization always plays a very supportive role alongside the government. During this financial crisis, not only did they provide employment services, as commissioned by the government, they also opened up job vacancies to the unemployed, particularly the middle and high age people. Such measures may greatly help reduce unemployment, which is the main subject of this paper.