2021/02/24 |
Prosecution of a Fraudulent Labor Agency in Taichung: An Insight on the Exploitation of Migrant Workers in Taiwan
In January, authorities indicted four people for illegally recruiting Vietnamese workers and docking half of their wage. It is time that Taiwan address structural issues in its recruitment scheme for migrant workers.
2020/07/07 |
Book Review: ‘Migrante’ Narrates the Exploitation of Taiwan’s Migrant Fishermen
Joe Henley has an anthropologist’s eye for interpersonal power dynamics, documenting the mistreatment of Taiwan’s migrant fishermen in his new novel, Migrante.
2019/03/08 |
Has Tsai's New Southbound Policy Opened the Floodgates to Exploitation?
Recent cases of alleged labor abuse raise serious questions of whether the policy exploits by design.
2019/02/04 |
OPINION: EVA Air's Recent Scandals Are Just the Tip of the Iceberg
Taiwanese airlines have a long and sordid history of sexism and mistreatment of employees.
2016/04/26 |
Hundreds of Taiwanese Companies Fined for Exploiting Workers
A survey shows that hundreds of companies in Taiwan violated the Labor Standards Act last year. Media and finance companies and hospitals are all on the list.
2015/07/23 |
Workers of Uniqlo's Contracting Manufacturer in China are on Strike Again
The National Federation of Independent Trade Unions says Artigas never allocated insurance for its workers. The announcement of setting up a new factory is absurd because management never informed anyone and moved the equipment in secret.