runaway migrant workers in Taiwan

Migrant Worker Advocates Demonstrate Attempted Police Arrest in Church

Brian Hioe
Migrant worker groups criticized the actions of the Shulin police in a press conference earlier this week. Namely, police entered the premises of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Shulin, New Taipei in search of migrant workers they suspected to be members of a fraud ring. The members of the fraud ring were thought to be in the process of handing off money by police. The incident took place on May 28th...
EnglishJune 2023LaborRaceSocial Movements5 min read

Party Arrests in Taoyuan Point to Larger Issues Facing Migrant Workers During COVID-19

Brian Hioe
Police cracked down on a party at a Vietnamese restaurant in Taoyuan on Sunday, finding that 102 migrant workers were gathered on the premises. While four of the individuals present were restaurant workers, 98 were customers—most of which were migrant workers. Police found the party while conducting door-to-door inspections, patrolling on the search for runaway migrant workers...
EnglishLaborRaceSeptember 2021Social Movements5 min read