migrant workers in Taiwan

Migrant Fishermen Abuses Continue to Be Covered up Through Collaboration of Taiwanese State and Capital

Andi Kao
On September 20th, the training ship Yu Shiun No. 2 departed Ch’ien-chen Harbor in Kaohsiung, carrying an eclectic crew of passengers, including officials with the Fisheries Agency, employees of the Overseas Fisheries Development Council of the Republic of China, and members of the Serve the People Association, the Environmental Justice Foundation, and the Yilan Migrant Fishermen Union ... Read More
EnglishLaborOctober 2019Social Movements1 Comment 013 min read

Nanfang’ao Bridge Collapse Raises Issues of Systematic Discrimination Against Migrant Workers

Andi Kao
A section of the Nanfang’ao Bridge in Yilan County collapsed around 9:30 on Tuesday morning, injuring over twenty people and killing six migrant fishermen. Responses to the bridge collapse should call attention to the dehumanizing conditions faced by migrant workers and the situation faced by migrant workers in which situation wherein migrant fishermen are bound to their worksites even when not being paid... Read More
EnglishFeaturedLaborOctober 2019Social Movements0 Comments 05 min read

Recent Incidents Point Toward Need for Stronger Protections for Migrant Workers in Taiwan

Brian Hioe
A number of recent incidents over the past few months point to the need for stronger protections for migrant workers in Taiwan. The first incident involves the death of a migrant worker after a hydrofluoric acid spill in a factory, the second incident involves the death of a migrant worker in a hospital in Nantou under mysterious circumstances, and the third incident involves the sentencing of a police officer involved in the shooting death of a migrant worker in 2017... Read More
EnglishLaborRaceSeptember 2019Social Movements1 Comment 06 min read