Taiwan migrant workers

The Taiwanese government has not paid sufficient consideration to migrant workers.

Taiwanese factories, along with one county government, are implementing discriminatory policies that prohibit freedom of movement for Southeast Asian workers.

Taiwan’s government has long resisted calls to address systemic labor abuse on its fishing boats, but it is now facing pressure from within.

A coalition held a protest outside Taiwan’s disease control center after several migrant workers said they were illegally terminated after getting sick.

A fire in a Taichung factory took the lives of three Vietnamese workers. Past calls to ban on-site housing for factory workers have been rejected by Taiwan’s labor ministry.

A civic group called for Taiwan to grant amnesty to an estimated 50,000 undocumented workers in the country, citing their fear of reporting COVID-19 symptoms and a workforce shortage.

50 tons of timber worth over $3.3 million were seized in an operation targeting a gang trafficking wood from protected trees, the latest assault on Taiwan’s hated “mountain rats.”

3 Vietnamese workers lost their lives in Taiwan’s third fatal factory fire in the past 14 months.

A survey explores Taiwanese perceptions on immigration – especially from Southeast Asia.

The New Southbound Policy promotes mutual study and tourism with neighbors. However, two recent cases suggest it is being exploited.

NGOs urge greater responsibility during Taiwan’s international anti-human trafficking workshop.