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Tsai Administration’s Actions in Dispute with Indonesian Government Over Broker Fees Are Disgraceful

Jay Chen11/07/2020

The Taiwanese Ministry of Labor has condemned the Indonesian government for seeking to abolish broker fees, claiming that the Indonesian government was acting unilaterally in doing so, and seeking to displace costs onto Taiwanese consumers. This, however, is an incident in which the Ministry of Labor has sought to defend exploitative practices by brokers under the current broker system for migrant workers...

EnglishLaborNovember 2020Social Movements5 min read

Despite Safety Risks, Bus Drivers Forced to Fake Working Hours to Conceal Overtime

Brian Hioe09/10/2020

Transportation workers in Taiwan continue to be overworked, as reflected in reports that bus drivers working for the Taoyuan Bus Company were made to fake their working hours by their employers...

EnglishLaborSeptember 2020Social Movements7 min read

Increased Scrutiny on Migrant Fishermen Conditions in Taiwan Leads to Control Yuan Probe

Jay Chen08/30/2020

There has been increased focus on the issue of migrant fishermen abuses in Taiwan in the past month as a result of a Control Yuan probe into a 2019 report by Greenpeace ...

August 2020EnglishLaborSocial Movements6 min read

Railway Workers Demonstrate Against Owed Pay, New Work Schedule

Brian Hioe08/17/2020

Members of the Taiwan Railways Union protested outside of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications earlier this month. Workers called for the Taiwan Railways Administration to pay overtime it owes its workers for the months of May and June and demonstrated against a new work schedule that would begin to be implemented next year...

August 2020EnglishLaborSocial Movements6 min read

Human Rights Groups Call for Chiou Ho-shun to be Pardoned

Brian Hioe07/10/2020

Human rights groups and civil society groups opposed to the death penalty have sought to call attention to the Chiou Ho-shun case in past weeks. Chiou has served a total of 31 years behind bars for two murder cases that took place in 1987 and 1988, having been on death row since 1989...

EnglishJuly 2020LaborSocial Movements7 min read

Eswatini Students Forced to Work in Factory is the Latest in Series of Similar Incidents

Brian Hioe06/02/2020

Reports that 40 exchange students from Eswatini studying in Taiwan were forced to work in a refrigerated factory skinning chickens should be highly concerning. Namely, there have been a number of similar incidents in past years involving students from non-western countries forced to work in factories for low wages by their universities under the auspices of work-study programs or internships...

EnglishJune 2020LaborRaceSocial Movements5 min read

Protest Against Restrictions Targeting Migrant Worker Gatherings Also Highlights Hong Kong Issues

Brian Hioe05/23/2020

Between one hundred fifty and two hundred people gathered in the main hall of the Taipei Main Station today in protest against new regulations by the Taiwan Railways Administration that would prevent individuals from sitting or congregating in the main hall...

EnglishLaborMay 2020RaceSocial Movements6 min read

Press Conference Held Instead of Annual International Workers’ Day March Due to COVID-19

Brian Hioe05/01/2020

The annual march in Taipei commemorating International Workers’ Day did not take place today, given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, labor groups held a press conference this morning on Ketagalan Boulevard in front of the Presidential Office Building, where the International Workers’ Day march normally starts each year...

EnglishLaborMay 2020Social Movements6 min read

Philippine Government Officials Attempt to Deport Migrant Worker for Videos Criticizing Duterte

Brian Hioe04/30/2020

Anger has broken out from migrant worker advocates after a case that involved an attempt to deport a Filipina migrant worker that posted videos critical of Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte by Philippine government officials in Taiwan...

April 2020EnglishLaborSocial Movements9 min read

Migrant Workers Demonstrate for Separation of Dormitories and Factories

Brian Hioe04/04/2020

Migrant workers demonstrated on Tuesday, calling for worker dormitories to be separated from factories...

April 2020EnglishLaborSocial Movements5 min read

Arts/Culture

Calling For a Return to Sinocentrism in the Name of Opposing It: Responding to ‘Reconsidering Sinophone Studies’

Re/writing COVID-19 in China: Solidarity as Metonym for Historical Truth?

How Taipei Became the Home of Live Comedy During the Pandemic

International

TSMC’s Development of Arizona Semiconductor Plant Could Have Implications for Taiwan’s Security

After Nine Years, Second Ma-Xi Meeting Occurs in Beijing

DPP Aims to Strengthen Laws Regarding Treason, Leaks

Interviews

“Trying to Gain More Autonomy in Our Narrative”: An Interview with René Hà on Stamped

Reflecting on an Ongoing Genocide: A Conversation with the Interviewees of All Static & Noise

Interview: David Novack and Janice Engelhart on All Static & Noise

Politics

DPP Criticizes KMT Over Pension Vote

TSMC’s Development of Arizona Semiconductor Plant Could Have Implications for Taiwan’s Security

Social Movements

Labor

DPP Criticizes KMT Over Pension Vote

TSMC’s Development of Arizona Semiconductor Plant Could Have Implications for Taiwan’s Security

Four Decades of Strife and Resistance: A Deep Dive Into What’s Happening in West Papua

Interview: Kawtorpai Church

DPP Criticizes KMT Over Pension Vote

TSMC’s Development of Arizona Semiconductor Plant Could Have Implications for Taiwan’s Security

KMT Leans Into Calls for Capital Punishment Against Child Abusers