Are Taiwanese civilized?

A 2009-03-07 entry from Letters from Taiwan entitled Ironic starts with:

Two articles in the Taipei Times today go some way to illustrating the gaping chasm between Government words and deeds. On the one hand we have the President making comments ahead of International Women's Day and on the other we have the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) decision to allow an employer to declare maternity leave for female employees as unpaid leave.

Google search on Taiwan maternity leave shows this entry:

Wide Variations in Maternity Benefits

Asian countries provide the least number of weeks' statutory maternity leave. Women in Singapore and Taiwan are entitled to just 8 weeks, and in Hong Kong, ...

This is discouraging. Is Taiwan the worst in the world? I found an international comparison chart from Wikipedia. I am so appalled.

Asia/Pacific

Country	Paid maternity leave	Paid paternity leave	Unpaid maternity leave	Unpaid paternity leave	Restrictions
Afghanistan	90 days 100%
Azerbaijan	126 days 100%
Australia	0 weeks	0 weeks	52 weeks	52 weeks	Only the primary carer is entitled to leave, i.e. the 52 weeks are shared between parents
Bahrain	45 days 100%
Bangladesh	12 weeks 100%
Cambodia	90 days 50%	10 days special leave for family events
China	90 days 100%
Fiji	84 days Flat rate
India	12 weeks 100%
Indonesia	3 months 100%	Two days' paid when wife gives birth
Iran	90 days 66.7% for 16 weeks
Iraq	62 days 100%
Israel	14 weeks 100%		1 year
Japan	14 weeks 60%
Jordan	10 weeks 100%
Korea, Republic of	90 days 100%		1 year (400US$ per a month paid by Employment Insurance)until the child is 3 years old	1 year (400US$ per a month paid by Employment Insurance)until the child is 3 years old
Kuwait	70 days 100%
Lao People's Democratic Republic	3 months 70%
Lebanon	7 weeks 100%
Malaysia	60 days 100%
Mongolia	120 days 70%
Myanmar	12 weeks 66.7%	Six days of "casual leave" that can be used by fathers to assist their spouses at the time of confinement
Nepal	52 days 100%
New Zealand	14 weeks @ up to NZ$407.36/week		38 weeks	Fathers can share unpaid (extended) leave with the mother of the child.
Pakistan	12 weeks 100%
Papua New Guinea	12 weeks 0%
Philippines	60 days 100%	Seven days paid paternity leave for married workers
Qatar	50 days 100% for civil servants
Saudi Arabia	10 weeks 50% or 100%	One day
Singapore	16 weeks 100%
Solomon Islands	12 weeks 25%
Sri Lanka	12 weeks 100%
Syrian Arab Republic	50 days 70%
Thailand	90 days 100% for 45 days then 50% for 45 days
United Arab Emirates	3 months 100%
Vietnam	4–6 months 100%
Yemen	60 days 100%