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¡¹ Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - Taiwan , 2024-4-22 : Migrant fishermen on vessels operating outside Taiwan's territorial seas had a lower minimum wage. Foreign workers were often reluctant to report employer abuses for fear the employer would terminate their contract. Workers also struggled with accessing the hotline while at sea. Migrant fishermen were commonly subjected to mistreatment and poor working conditions. Fisheries Agency officers in six locations overseas and in some domestic ports monitored and inspected docked Taiwan-flagged fishing vessels, using a multilingual questionnaire to interview migrant fishermen and examine labor conditions onboard.
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¡¹ The Oriental Economist, 2024-6-4 :
Allegations of Forced Labor at Japanese Auto Parts Supplier in Taiwan / According to ILO of the United Nations (UN), debt bondage is considered a key indicator of forced labor. Confiscation of identity documents, threats, intimidations, and abuses of vulnerability experienced by interviewees ...are not uncommon among Taiwan's migrant workers... High recruitment fees charged by overseas recruiters, unavoidable fees charged by local intermediaries, confiscation of passports, restrictions on changing workplaces, and all the inherent vulnerabilities to further abuses toyokeizai.net/articles/-/757969¡·
¡¹ SCMP (Hong Kong), 2024-6-29: Influx of Indian workers in Taiwan? Firms roll out welcome mat, but ¡¥prejudices¡¦ lurk. India could send workers on a "government-to-government" basis rather than through private brokers who charge workers a range of fees, according to the memorandum signed.Workers subject to brokerage fees often arrive from Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. msn.com/en-xl/money/other/influx-of-indian-workers-in-taiwan-firms-roll-out-welcome-mat-but-prejudices-lurk/ar-BB1p6Kdw?ocid=BingNewsVerp
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¡¹ Nikkei Asia (Japan), 2024-3-16 : / Japan seeks to become more attractive to international workers under legislation approved by the cabinet on Friday, as competition for foreign labor intensifies with South Korea and Taiwan.
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¡¹ EurAsian Times, 2024-2-17 :Throwing caution to the winds, Braving China's wrath and sidelining its One China principle, India took a decisive step when it signed an agreement with Taiwan to ease its labor shortage. Tthe demand for labor in Taiwan, spanning sectors like manufacturing, construction, and agriculture, continues to outstrip local availability, leading to a yearly uptick in demand for migrant workers. there could be security issues. In addition to the tension that continues on the India-China border, India will have to worry about its citizens in Taiwan in the event of an all-out China-Taiwan war. eurasiantimes.com/india-sidelines-one-china-policy-seals-pact-with-taiwa/
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¡¹ Reuters, 2024-2-16 : Taiwan, a major semiconductor producer but with an ageing society, is host to around 700,000 migrant workers. Taiwan agrees to bring in Indian migrant workers to ease job crunch. A small-scale pilot scheme will start first. aol.com/taiwan-agrees-bring-indian-migrant-103200863.html
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¡¹ The Diplomat, 2024-5-1 : Taiwan's human rights priorities after the 2024 elections - especially on migrant workers' rights and refugee law thediplomat.com/2024/05/taiwans-human-rights-priorities-after-the-2024-elections/
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'Skin Colour' of Indian workers sparked controversy |
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CNN, 2024-3-5 : Taiwan wants to hire Indian workers. What's skin color or
religion got to do with it? labor minister
made controversial comments about the skin color, religion and diets of some
Indians...Taiwan's labor
ministry apologies... ¡¹ Trak, India, 2024-3-4 : Taiwan will hire Indians with 'similiar color to Taiwanese'; Dismisses rumors of hiring 100,000 Indians. trak.in/stories/taiwan-will-hire-indians-with-similiar-color-to-taiwanese-dismisses-rumors-of-hiring-100000-indians/#google_vignette ¡¹ Economic Times, 2024-3-4 : Taiwan's labour minister Hsu Ming-Chun triggered a controversy by stating that his country will recruit small batches of migrant workers from the Christian areas of India's northeast where looks and dietary habits are similar to those in Taiwan. Singapore, also hosts Indian workers, in both blue-collar and white-collar segments, has never restricted its recruitment to a particular state economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/expert-view/market-leadership-stays-with-psus-stay-invested-as-the-best-is-yet-to-come-ramesh-damani/articleshow/106174564.cms ¡¹ Economic Times, 2024-3-4 : Taiwan Foreign Ministry apologised for the remarks made by certain Taiwan government agencies which led to criticism among Taiwan's society, Indians, and other international stakeholders economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/work/will-welcome-any-indian-worker-who-meets-recruitment-conditions-regardless-of-ethnic-background-taiwan-foreign-ministry/articleshow/108213799.cms ¡¹ The Wire, 2024-3-5 : Taiwan apologises after Labour Minister sparks row about 'Skin Colour' of Indians. Taiwan's labour minister Hsu Ming-chun's remarks that initial manpower from India would be recruited from the north-eastern states due to similarities in 'skin colour' dietary habits, and religion sparked controversy. |
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