Are the employees of Children's Welfare Institute civil servants?

No, although the children's welfare home is managed and funded by government departments, its staff are not civil servants, but recruited and managed by institutions or social welfare institutions. Institutions refer to legal organizations established according to law, with independent legal personality, engaged in public welfare undertakings, social services and economic activities, such as public schools, hospitals and cultural institutions. Social welfare institutions refer to non-profit organizations established to protect social welfare undertakings, such as welfare homes, rescue stations, and almshouses. Therefore, the employees of children's welfare homes are generally not civil servants, but staff of public institutions or social welfare institutions.