Earlier this month, the Ministry of Justice withdrew proposed amendments to the Criminal Code that would have raised fines and increased criminal penalties for abortion. The amendments were quickly withdrawn in a few days after pushback from women’s rights groups...
Migrant worker groups demonstrated in front of the Legislative Yuan on International Women’s Day on Monday, calling attention to the plight faced by female migrant workers in Taiwan. Around 100 migrant workers, who were primarily from Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam, were in attendance...