Shih received the May 1st Labor Medal of Guangdong province this year. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Last year, Shih renovated the company's toilets after he received complaints from staff that facilities were poor.

He is also concerned about the education of his employees' children and the lives of left-behind children in their hometowns.

Shih said he encouraged his employees to communicate more with their children and learn to balance work and family life. When their children have winter and summer holidays, Shih encourages family reunions, allowing children to better understand their parents' working environment and hard work, he said.

"Now many second-generation employees are willing to work together with their parents in the company," he said.

Shih said he hoped more young people from Taiwan would come to the mainland to understand its development and take advantage of the business opportunities.