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Silwanus Tangkotta was working aboard a Taiwanese fishing boat in the remote Pacific last year, when a heavy wave slammed a ...
The island’s population of undocumented migrants has doubled since 2021 amid concerns about rigid broker system.
The abuse of migrant workers is mind-boggling. At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an uproar when migrant workers were restricted from entering Taiwan, indicating their importance to ...
Abuses most commonly took place in the UK (45 cases). This was followed by Saudi Arabia (41), Taiwan (38) and the USA (37).
The result is a regionwide scramble to attract talent, with countries adjusting their immigration and labor policies to gain a competitive edge. Japan has overhauled its system by replacing the ...
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A woman and her two adult daughters were charged with multiple offenses on Tuesday (May 23) after prosecutors investigated alleged serious mistreatment of a live-in Indonesian ...
Migrant workers say life-changing dilemmas are on the rise in Taiwan as thousands of domestic labourers are drawn to the country by the promise of work. ... Stark choice for Taiwan's migrant workers.
Taiwan’s migrant fishermen win some protections after abuse claims Taiwanese government acknowledges duty to look after foreign crews with $68.5 million fund to improve conditions ...
In Taiwan, there are approximately 360,000 migrant workers, of whom nearly 160,000 are domestic workers or caretakers. In addition, Taiwan has a robust guest worker program, in which foreign workers ...
In July a Taiwanese court found 22-year-old police officer Chen Chong-wen guilty of negligent manslaughter over the fatal shooting of a runaway Vietnamese migrant worker. The death of Nguyen Quoc ...
Despite demonstrating a strong human rights record, there is still room for Taiwan to improve – especially on migrant workers' rights and refugee law. Suppliers of General Motors, Opel ...