2021/01/15 |
Indonesia Delays Migrant Worker Fee Exemption
Indonesia’s state agency in charge of migrant worker protection announced today that it will delay the implementation of the “exemption of placement fee policy” by six months.
2020/10/29 |
What Can Taiwan Learn From South Korea in Recruiting Migrant Workers?
Taiwan has had a labor brokerage system for migrant workers in place for around three decades, but calls are mounting for the government to replace it with a direct-hire scheme. How should Taiwan do it?
2020/10/14 |
Equal Rights for Migrant Workers Now
There are 800,000 Southeast Asian migrant workers in Taiwan doing the jobs locals don’t want or aspire to. They deserve equal rights.
2020/07/29 |
Arrests in Indonesia Probe Into Latest Case of Labor Abuses on Chinese Fishing Boats
Following a spate of revelations about Indonesian workers suffering abusive conditions on board Chinese fishing boats, Indonesian authorities have opened three investigations into at least six deaths.
2020/07/11 |
Singapore’s Ruling Party Wins Crisis Election, But Opposition Gains
Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party wins the general election again, continuing its uninterrupted streak. But it was also a massive victory for the opposition Worker's Party, which may hold over 10 percent of the parliament seats for the first time.
2020/05/22 |
Will Singapore Search for Its Soul After Covid-19?
Covid-19 has given us many reasons to be pessimistic that Singapore will change, but there's hope.
2019/03/25 |
Southeast Asian Workers Rally to Protest Sexual Abuse, Poor Labor Standards
Migrant workers gathered at Taipei Main Station on Sunday to protest the third-party brokerage system, sexual harassment of female workers, and the government's inaction in affirming human rights for Southeast Asian workers.
2019/03/18 |
OPINION: Taiwan Must Discuss Migrant Worker Safety After Fatal Factory Fires
Taiwan must seriously address unsafe work conditions for migrant workers after its third fatal factory fire in 14 months.
2019/03/15 |
US Human Rights Report Flags Exploitation of Taiwan’s Migrant Workers
The report was released just after a protest against increased work hours for fishermen.
2019/03/08 |
CARTOON: Foreign Students in Taiwan Sold for 'Filthy, Dangerous Shift Work'
This is not just a Han Kuo-yu problem. This is a Taiwan problem.
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.
2019/01/26 |
INTERVIEW: '10 Years Taiwan' Directors Dish on Taiwan's Future and Its Present
The News Lens caught up with '10 Years Taiwan' directors Lekal Sumi and Rina Tsou, who discussed what inspired them as directors and how Taiwan can avoid the film's dismal vision of the future.
2019/01/18 |
A Newly Released White Paper Reveals the Future of Taiwan's Cultural Diplomacy
The government has engaged in a conscious effort to raise awareness of Southeast Asian cultures and traditions, writes Wei Chun-ying.
2019/01/11 |
Legislator Slams 'Embarrassing' Failure to Protect Taiwan's Migrant Fishermen
KMT Legislator Jason Hsu accused top officials of inaction in a contentious meeting.
2018/12/28 |
Taiwan News: Students 'Tricked' Into Work Under New Southbound Policy
A daily breakdown of Taiwan's top stories and why they matter.
2018/12/26 |
FILM REVIEW: ‘10 Years Taiwan’ Peers Pessimistically Into an Unsettling Future
Taiwan’s foray into the future-gazing '10-year' franchise is poignant, ponderous and overwhelmingly bleak.
2018/12/17 |
Taiwan News: Migrant Workers Protest Illegal 'Job-Buying' Brokerage Fees
Your daily bulletin of Taiwan news, courtesy of ICRT.
2018/11/28 |
'There Is No God Here': An Excerpt From Life on Taiwan's High Seas Vessels
'If all the fishermen were Taiwanese, would the conditions be any different? This a question I have thought about for a very long time.'