Tag: migrant workers in Taiwan | New Bloom Magazine

Review: Migrante

Brian Hioe07/19/2020

Joe Henley's Migrante proves a deft evocation of the experience of “runaway” migrant workers in contemporary Taiwan... Read More

Arts and CultureEnglishJuly 2020Literature and Poetry0 Comments 05 min read

To Develop International Ties, Taiwan Must Confront Xenophobia

Tristan Reynolds07/11/2020

Taiwan still struggles with integrating foreign groups into the social fabric of the country... Read More

EnglishJuly 2020Politics0 Comments 08 min read

Travel Restrictions on International Students, Cash Rewards for Visa Overstayers Questioned

Brian Hioe06/09/2020

With the COVID-19 situation under control in Taiwan, restrictions on mass gatherings have been lifted and government authorities are attempting to encourage domestic travel. However, with the prospect of opening up borders again to international travel, as some countries in the region are considering doing, questions have been raised regarding current restrictions on international travel mandated by the government... Read More

EnglishJune 2020Politics0 Comments 06 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... Read More

EnglishLaborMay 2020RaceSocial Movements1 Comment 06 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... Read More

April 2020EnglishLaborSocial Movements0 Comments 09 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... Read More

April 2020EnglishLaborSocial Movements0 Comments 05 min read

Migrant Workers Hold Rally and March, Calling for End to Broker System

Brian Hioe12/08/2019

Hundreds of migrant workers took to the streets of Taipei today, calling for an end to the current labor broker system and its replacement by government-to-government hiring practices... Read More

December 2019EnglishPolitics0 Comments 05 min read

Migrant Workers’ Forum Discusses Range of Topics

Andi Kao11/24/2019

The International Center for Cultural Studies at National Chiao Tung University recently held a conference on “Dialogue between Law and Society – A Seminar on Migrant Workers’ Labor Rights and Government Policies”... Read More

EnglishLaborNovember 2019Social Movements0 Comments 011 min read

Ministry of Labor’s Refusal to Abolish Migrant Labor Broker System Illustrates Deference to the Free Market

Andi Kao11/17/2019

The latest round of protests against the exploitative migrant labor brokerage system saw hundreds of people demonstrating outside the Indonesian, Filipino, and Vietnamese representative offices in Taipei in early November. Yet the Taiwanese Ministry of Labor responded to the protests by washing its hands of any responsibility for upholding this predatory system of labor brokerage. The Ministry of Labor's deference to the free market is consistent with the government’s goal of treating Southeast Asian migrant workers employed through the guest worker program as cheap and disciplined labor power... Read More

EnglishLaborNovember 2019Social Movements0 Comments 014 min read

Migrant Workers Rally to Call for an End to the Broker System

Brian Hioe11/09/2019

Migrant workers rallied last Sunday outside representative offices in Taipei, calling for an abolition to the current broker system and the institution of direct hiring practices... Read More

EnglishLaborNovember 2019Social Movements1 Comment 05 min read

Arts/Culture

“Two Dreamers” is a Captivating Exploration of the Asian-American Experience

Review: Migrante

The National Museum of Taiwan History’s Use of Facebook During COVID-19 Pandemic

International

The Friendship Challenge for Xi Jinping’s China

Bolton Book Confirms What Was Already Known About Trump’s Views on Taiwan and Asia

Taiwan to Set Up Representative Office in Somaliland

Interviews

Interview: James Griffiths on The Great Firewall of China

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Interview: Asylum Access

Politics

The KMT is Likely to Resist Calls for Reparations for Past Crimes During the Authoritarian Period

Will the NPP See a Wave of Political Departures After Corruption Charges Against Hsu Yung-ming?

Despite Azar Visit, America is Unlikely to Learn from Taiwan’s Experiences Fighting COVID-19

Social Movements

migrant workers in Taiwan

Review: Migrante

To Develop International Ties, Taiwan Must Confront Xenophobia

Travel Restrictions on International Students, Cash Rewards for Visa Overstayers Questioned

Migrant Workers Hold Rally and March, Calling for End to Broker System

The KMT is Likely to Resist Calls for Reparations for Past Crimes During the Authoritarian Period

Will the NPP See a Wave of Political Departures After Corruption Charges Against Hsu Yung-ming?

In Discriminatory Policy Reversal, Chinese Students Prevented from Returning to Taiwan

Despite Azar Visit, America is Unlikely to Learn from Taiwan’s Experiences Fighting COVID-19

The KMT is Likely to Resist Calls for Reparations for Past Crimes During the Authoritarian Period

Will the NPP See a Wave of Political Departures After Corruption Charges Against Hsu Yung-ming?

Despite Azar Visit, America is Unlikely to Learn from Taiwan’s Experiences Fighting COVID-19

Controversy Breaks Out Regarding Plans for PTS to Launch International Platform