The government must take full advantage of virus detection technology and available disease prevention staff to “get a handle on” the movements and health conditions of migrant workers, Huang said. Photo: Tsai Cheng-min, Taipei Times“It will also be important to conduct frequent testing on migrant workers, as they share dorm rooms,” he said. Migrant workers are very important to the country’s production capacity, but so far only migrant caretakers who are in contact with elderly Taiwanese are eligible for COVID-19 vaccination, he said. Taoyuan has implemented new guidelines to manage the more than 116,000 migrant workers there, including 25,000 caregivers, he said. Dorms for migrant workers at 652 companies would be inspected, he said.

Source: Taipei Times June 06, 2021 15:56 UTC