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

Wage theft is one of the most widespread problems faced by migrant fishermen, said Achmad Mudzakir, a fisherman who serves as the leader of FOSPI, a Taiwan-based NGO that supports other crew members.

The island’s population of undocumented migrants has doubled since 2021 amid concerns about rigid broker system.

Taiwan currently has about 960,000 foreign residents in Taiwan, of which about 80 percent are migrant workers, Kaili Lee (李凱莉), a director at Garden of Hope, told a news conference in Taipei. Although ...

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, ...

Taiwan opened its labour market in 1992, leading to an influx of migrant workers. Most come from Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines and play a crucial role in the island state's ...

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 ...

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“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 ...