Silwanus Tangkotta was working aboard a Taiwanese fishing boat in the remote Pacific last year, when a heavy wave slammed a ...

Taiwan government's decision to allow more migrant workers generates a mixed reaction among the country's workforce and factory owners.

“Most migrant workers in Taiwan have the risk of forced labour and human trafficking,” Lennon said. In 2023, Walk Free, an NGO dedicated to the eradication of slavery, estimated some 40,000 ...

Elmer Labrador works on a Taiwanese coral fishing boat. Although he makes the minimum salary of New Taiwan $17,280 (US$576, £363) per month, the Filipino migrant worker's take-home pay is only ...

Most of us think of Taiwan as place that absorbs migrant workers, but we are also a place that is increasingly sending them out. This has important ramifications for the future of Taiwan. Last week, ...

DONGGANG, PINGTUNG (Taiwan News) — Leaders of a migrant-led workers association said Taiwan's high rate of undocumented migrant workers is a systemic issue, and increasing fines will not solve the ...

Taiwan is seeking to retain its experienced migrant industrial workers and caregivers, as other countries would be eyeing them after they have been trained in Taiwan, she said. As of the end of May, ...

Hsueh said Taiwan’s government understands the demands of migrant workers, but the free market also plays a role because employers have the choice of how they want to hire workers. Issues ...

Jun 02, 2025 22:00:00 Taiwan's semiconductor industry is supported by exploitative Filipino workers. Non-profit media outlet Rest of World interviewed Filipino migrant workers, whose food ...

Taiwan's government wants to open up its economy to more immigrant workers Hsia Cun-yi is busy sifting through job listings at an employment centre in the factory city of Taoyuan. It has been five ...

Although he makes the minimum salary of New Taiwan $17,280 (US$576, £363) per month, the Filipino migrant worker's take-home pay is only about a quarter of that. "Our broker has so many ...