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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

News | Taiwan Workers March for Change: Demanding Labor Law Reforms

2024/05/03
On May Day 2024, Taiwan saw a massive labor march, with nearly 4000 workers taking to the streets from Ketagalan Boulevard, chanting "No Honeymoon for Continuous Governance, Parliament Must Reform

News | Human Rights Groups Call for MOU Review, Advocate for Direct Hiring Between Countries

2024/04/30
The government's plan to bring in Indian migrant workers, which was signed in a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with India in February, has completed legislative review and was sent to the Legisl

News | Vietnamese Worker Falls from 21st Floor, Dies After Hospitalization

2024/04/21
A Vietnamese migrant worker fell from the 21st floor of a construction site on Wuguwang North Street, Sanchong District, New Taipei City, this morning, and suffered fatal injuries upon impact with

News | **Press Release** India's Blue-collar Workers Still Not Admitted, Kenyan White-collar Workers Suffering in Modern Slavery!

2024/04/14
Ministry of Labor Turns Blind Eye, Who's Complicit in Forced Labor, Central or Local Authorities? Serve the People Association

News | Risks and difficulties faced by migrant workers in child care

2024/03/30
What challenges do migrant workers face in childcare? Are their children at a higher risk of abuse than Taiwanese kids?

News | Ministry to Protect Rights of Pregnant Migrant Workers

2024/03/24
Recently in Taipei, there have been two major cases reported involving child protection issues. It's been said that both cases involve children of missing migrant workers.

News | Meeting over MOU on migrant fishers' rights ends in stalemate

2024/03/10
Taipei, March 1 (CNA) A meeting between Indonesian union leaders and Taiwanese authorities in Taipei on Friday over the signing of a proposed memorandum of understanding (MOU) to improve the rights

News | Taiwan-Indonesia Fisheries Workers' Rights Memo Discussion Takes Place

2024/03/10
Taiwan's Foreign Fishermen Representatives and their Indonesian counterparts will meet with officials from the Fisheries Agency, Ministry of Labor, and the Indonesian Representative Office in Taipe

News | Rising Migrant Workers in Taiwan: Challenges Ahead

2024/03/03
The number of domestic migrant workers in Taiwan has reached a new peak, with the Ministry of Labor reporting a total of 753,430 workers as of the end of 2023.