Taiwan

Asia to face ‘increased migration’

Date: 27/06/2012 - 15:30

Asia should prepare for a dramatic change in international migration trends due to the worsening debt crisis in Europe, according to the Secretary-General of the Geneva-based International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC).

There is already a reverse trend of migration from Europe to Latin America, Johan Ketelers said, adding that he predicts high-tech talent may also look for job opportunities in developing Asian countries such as China and India.

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Taiwan: Protesters urge better protections for migrant workers

Date: 12/12/2011 - 09:33

About 2,000 people, including migrant workers, rights activists, unionists and college students, took to the streets in Taipei yesterday, calling on the government to better protect the rights of migrant domestic workers by giving them regular days off and establishing a minimum wage.

Holding up signs that read “Where are my days off?” in Indonesian, Thai, Vietnamese and Tagalog, the migrant workers and their Taiwanese supporters said that they wanted to have vacation time as they began their march at the Zhongxiao Fuxing MRT station.

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Filipino-Taiwanese workers demand labor rights

Date: 03/05/2011 - 08:37

Two groups -- Filipino workers and Filipino- Taiwanese -- stood out among labor protesters on International Workers' Day Sunday because they had extra grievances to air against the government.

While domestic labor rights groups still dominated the agenda of the protests, which were held to demand Taiwan's government carry out immediate reforms to the labor law, these two groups simply wanted to change the fact that they are not even protected by that law.

The first group, Filipino migrant workers, are denied coverage because of profession.

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Migrants celebrated in Taipei

Date: 06/12/2010 - 10:06

There was joy and there were tears as thousands of people, migrants and natives alike, celebrated International Migrants Day Festival outside Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei yesterday.

Organized by the National Immigration Agency, the festival attracted residents from countries such as Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, the Philippines, Indonesia, India, Japan and the US — as well as lots of Taiwanese.