Staff writer, with CNAA new program to encourage manufacturers to directly hire Indonesians rather than use brokers has already placed workers, an Indonesian official said on Monday. National Board for Placement and Protection of Indonesian Overseas Workers head Tatang B. Razak said that 11 Indonesians hired under the plan are already in Taiwan. Another official said 14 others found jobs last year and were headed to Taiwan, while about 100 workers would be eligible for the scheme this year. The number of Indonesians benefiting from the scheme was limited, because most Indonesian workers are caregivers or domestic helpers and were not eligible for it, but it is “the first step” in the right direction, he said. Last month, hundreds of migrant workers from Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam took to the streets of Taipei to demand that the brokerage system be abolished in favor of a mandatory government-to-government hiring system.

Source: Taipei Times January 01, 2020 15:56 UTC