我國憲法規定國家應該保障人民之工作權，因此論者有認為國家應該對於失業勞工提供就業機會與失業保障，以履行保障人民就業的責任；但也有論者認為，國家雖然有責任提供就業機會，但在無法提出適當就業機會，或失業勞工無法透過就業服務就業時，應配合職業訓練，以增加失業勞工再就業的機會，不宜一律 發給失業給付。 近來國家財政欠佳，必須將有限的資源用於最需要的方面，並重視資源運用效率。因此本文將以工作權的本質為基礎，分析國際與國內對於工作權保障的規定，檢討政府對於工作權的保障，是否於無法為失業勞工提供就業機會時，即必須提供失業給付，提出具體的意見，提供政府在研擬相關法令時參考採用。

The Constitution of the Republic of China specifies the nation should protect people's right to work. Therefore some hold that the nation should provide employment opportunity and employment protection to unemployed labors to fulfill the responsibility of protecting people's right to work. However some argue that even though the nation has the responsibility to provide employment opportunity, and in the absence of the above or the unemployed labors fail to land a job through employment service, the nation should offer vocational training, so as to increase the opportunity for re-employment, instead of giving unified unemployment payment. As the nation's financial condition is not in a good shape, it's advisable to focus limited resources on areas which require utmost attention. This study, based on the nature of right to work, attempt to analyze related international and local regulations on the protection of right to work. It also offers concrete suggestions for reference in mapping out related laws and regulations on unemployment payment when the government is not able to provide employment opportunity.