Taiwan, India ink MOU on workersDISTRIBUTION OF LABOR: Taiwan would decide on the number of workers and types of industries, while India would handle recruitment and training, the labor ministry saidBy Lee Ching-hui and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writerTaiwan and India yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on migrant workers, the Ministry of Labor confirmed in a news release. The Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in India, Taiwan’s de facto embassy, inked the agreement with its Indian counterpart, the India Taipei Association (ITA). The ministry’s comments came hours after Chinese-language media reported that a labor agreement had been reached. Negotiations on opening Taiwan to migrant workers from India began in 2020, but were shelved because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it said. Employer groups and lawmakers have urged labor officials to open new sources of migrant workers, it said.
