migrant workers

Regulations Requiring Migrant Workers to Have Employers’ Permission to Purchase Electric Bikes Criticized

Brian Hioe
Migrant worker advocates have reacted with anger against new regulations rolled out by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications requiring blue-collar migrant workers to have the consent of their employer in order to purchase electric bicycles. The new regulations began to be implemented on November 30th, with the form that employers need to fill out for their employees to purchase electric bicycles released on November 18th...
December 2022EnglishLaborRaceSocial Movements5 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...
EnglishLaborRaceSeptember 2019Social Movements6 min read

Despite Official Celebrations, Path For Migrant Workers’ Rights Remains Long In Taiwan

Brian Hioe
Despite official commemorations by the Taiwanese government yesterday stressing the role migrant workers play in Taiwanese society at the 228 Memorial Park to commemorate International Migrants’ Day, which is today on December 18th, rights for migrant workers has a long way to go in Taiwan. This what bears keeping in mind today on International Migrants’ Day...
#20December 2017EnglishLaborSocial Movements7 min read