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News | Five Years On: Calls for Reform in Migrant Fishermen's Rights

2024/10/02
Five years ago today, on October 1, 2019, the Nanfang'ao Cross-Harbor Bridge in Yilan collapsed, tragically claiming the lives of six foreign fishermen.

News | Brands Urge Taiwan to End Migrant Worker Exploitation

2024/09/26
Fifty brands, including NIKE and Adidas, recently called for responsible employment practices regarding migrant workers through the Fair Labor Association (FLA).

News | Union Fights for Justice as Tatung Dyeing Shuts Down

2024/09/20
Tatung Dyeing and Weaving Co., Ltd.

News | Unite! Taiwan’s First-Ever Maritime Strike

2024/09/18
China Steel Express (CSE), the most profitable subsidiary of Taiwan's largest state-owned enterprise, China Steel Corporation (CSC), has long exploited Taiwanese seafarers through illegal fixed-ter

News | Workers Protest Tatung’s Labor Violations

2024/09/11
Workers, both local and migrant, protested outside the Taoyuan City Government on the 10th, accusing Tatung Dyeing and Weaving Company of long-term violations of the Labor Standards Act.

News | Taiwan's Fishing Industry Listed Again for Forced Labor by U.S.

2024/09/06
On September 5th Eastern Time, the U.S.

News | You Fu' Vessel Owes 15 Months' Wages, Fishermen Allege Sweatshop Conditions

2024/08/17
Ten Indonesian fishermen working on Taiwan's distant-water fishing vessel "You Fu" have been owed wages for up to 15 months, with a total outstanding amount of approximately USD 80,850 (about NTD 2

News | Sex Offender Hires Migrant Worker: Who Ensures Caregivers' Safety?

2024/08/02
Press Release by Serve the People Association

News | Runaway Migrant Workers Targeted by Illegal Groups for Profiteering

2024/07/28
The Southern Operations Brigade of the National Immigration Agency's (NIA) Kaohsiung Specialized Operation Brigade recently received a report about a construction site in Fengshan District, Kaohsiu

News | Taiwanese Man Arrested in Thailand for Defrauding Migrant Workers

2024/07/17
On the 10th, the Thai Immigration Bureau announced the arrest of a Taiwanese man who had illegally stayed in Bangkok for 464 days.

News | Advocates Demand Effective Direct Hiring System for Migrant Workers

2024/07/06
Migrants Empowerment Network in Taiwan (MENT) launched a large-scale migrant worker march late last year, criticizing Taiwan's direct hiring system as ineffective and merely a cover for the governm

News | Advocates Urge Immigrant Act to Include Blue-Collar Workers

2024/06/21
The Executive Yuan is set to propose the "Draft Act on the Protection of New Residents' Rights".

News | Midterm Review of Taiwan's Fisheries and Human Rights Plan: Calls for Real Change

2024/06/05
“Implementing Labor Conditions”, “Strengthening Living and Social Security”, and “Enhancing Supervision Mechanism Capacity” are the most underperformed

News | Control Yuan Urges Reform of Foreign Caregiver Training and Rights

2024/06/02
The Ministry of Health and Welfare requires that sputum suction be performed by medical personnel, but a Filipino caregiver in New Taipei City was asked to perform this task.

News | Indonesian Migrant Workers Urge End to Exploitative Brokerage System

2024/05/26
Indonesian migrant workers have repeatedly reported exploitation by brokers, with some paying over NT$500,000 in fees before coming to Taiwan.

News | Tainan Police Arrest Missing Migrant Worker, Angrily Kick Him 5 Times

2024/05/21
Last night at around 10 PM in Tainan, a missing Vietnamese migrant worker, who refused to stop for a police check, accelerated, crashed, and then fled.

News | Rejecting Secret Talks: Call for Transparency in Taiwan-US Trade

2024/05/10
Statement from CCMTUSTI21C on the Need for Transparency in Taiwan-US Trade Negotiations