The Ministry of Labor has released new guidelines on the rights of female migrant workers. Nevertheless, it is to be seen whether the guidelines rectify a longstanding problem in Taiwanese society. One issue of note facing female migrant workers is that many have their work terminated after becoming pregnant. 6,000 female migrant workers become pregnant in Taiwan each year, but 78% of migrant workers who receive maternity benefits end their contracts and return to their home countries...
Migrant worker advocacy groups demonstrated on Wednesday, December 18th. This marked International Migrant Workers’ Day. To mark this, organizations demonstrated in front of the Ministry of Labor...
The case that Israel’s atrocities in Gaza constitute genocide continues to grow stronger. Recently, adding weight to these growing calls, Amnesty International released a report titled “‘You Feel Like You Are Subhuman’: Israel’s Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza”...
Beinan Township, Taitung resident Lin Jin-di–a participant in the movement against the Miramar Resort–as well as her mother Lin Shu-ling, suddenly received a notice from the Taitung county government that construction cranes would demolish her home on October 21st at 8 AM. Why was the illegal Miramar Resort not demolished and a home with protected residential rights on Indigenous land demolished?...
Fisheries associations and shipowners in Pingtung and Kaohsiung have been criticized after Typhoon Krathom hit Taiwan. Namely, a number of Indonesian migrant fishermen were ordered by shipowners to stay onboard ships during the typhoon in order to prevent the mooring lines that connect ships to the harbor from breaking, and the ships from drifting out to sea as a result. This occurred despite heavy wind and rain advisories, which resulted in the Kaohsiung county government ordering that ships under 100 tonnes be evacuated. This mostly took place in Donggang Township in Pingtung and Cijin District in Kaohsiung....
New amendments to the Name Act will allow Indigenous to use their Indigenous names on their national ID, household registration, and passport without requiring a Chinese name. At present, laws require that Indigenous names, using Roman characters, also have Chinese characters for individuals registering for households, passports, or naturalizing...
Taiwan saw eventful weekend, as not only did a spontaneous rally take place in Taipei against the pan-Blue camp’s railroading of bills increasing the Legislative Yuan’s power, but also an attack on pro-Palestine groups took place at Daan Park’s “Love IsReal” concert last Saturday, May 18, 2024...
The Pazeh people have applied to become the 17th officially recognized Indigenous group in Taiwan. This is one of a number of applications by Indigenous groups for recognition at present, including by the Kaxabu and Siraya...