Labor rights groups rally over Indian worker dealDETAILS UNDISCLOSED: Taiwan should establish a government-to-government recruitment system and renounce the labor brokerage system, a legislator saidStaff writer, with CNAA coalition of labor rights advocacy groups on Friday rallied outside the Legislative Yuan in Taipei, demanding a substantive review of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on sending Indian workers to Taiwan. After Bloomberg last year reported that Taiwan could recruit up to 100,000 Indian workers, there was a backlash, indicating differing opinions on the matter, which would impact local and migrant workers, Taiwan International Workers’ Association member Hsu Wei-tung (許惟棟) said at the rally. Labor rights groups hold a demonstration outside the Legislative Yuan in Taipei on Friday. Hsu urged the government to adopt South Korea’s recruitment model, which enables migrant workers’ home countries to share information on migrant workers with overseas offices set up by the South Korean government. The ministry said Taiwan’s existing recruitment channels include a G2G model, and the specifics about the recruitment of Indian workers would be ironed out with the Indian government, local Chinese-language media reported.

Source: Taipei Times March 09, 2024 18:43 UTC