MIGRANT WORKER NEWS (移工新聞)

Taiwan eases rules for hiring foreign caregivers TAIPEI (TVBS News) — The Legislative Yuan (立法院) on Tuesday (Dec. 31) passed amendments to the "Employment Service Act" (就業服務法), allowing the hiring of foreign caregivers for seniors over 80 without medical assessments. The Ministry of Labor (MOL, 勞動部 ) expressed regret, citing potential challenges in finding or retaining foreign caregiver workers, which could affect care quality. The new law exempts those over 80 and cancer patients between 70 and 79 from Barthel Index evaluations. Citing statistics from the Ministry of Interior (內政部) and the Ministry of Health and Welfare (衛福部), the MOL highlighted that Taiwan's population over 80 includes approximately 910,000 individuals, with about 530,000 being healthy, potentially creating a labor gap exceeding 100,000. With 227,000 foreign family caregivers in Taiwan, MOL anticipates increased demand for migrant workers, worsening the market supply-demand imbalance. According to MOL,...

  Illegal part-time news of OFW https://www.facebook.com/share/v/15hp5KP6mb/ https://youtube.com/shorts/3IoLRAWktwc?si=BafpDA0kfM3-h6EZ As a migrant worker, is it okay to use my vacation time to work to earn a little extra money?  2019/12/18  Ati, a foreign migrant worker, works as a factory operator. A friend from his hometown who escaped told him that the Indonesian restaurant where he now works is short of manpower and is recruiting people.  After hearing this, Artie wanted to say that he had a legal status. If he used his vacation time to work in an Indonesian restaurant and earn a little extra money to send money home, there should be no problem, right?  1. Can foreign migrant workers work in their free time?  Many foreign migrant workers believe that as long as they are legally applying to work in Taiwan, and are not running away as foreign workers or coming to Taiwan with a tourist visa, then there should be no problem in doing odd jobs in their free...

 If the original employer, the foreign worker and the new employer reach an agreement, the foreign worker can change employers. In the future, after the original employer, the foreign worker and the new employer reach an agreement, the foreign worker can change employers, greatly shortening the waiting period for foreign workers to switch to a new employer, and also allowing employers who need to supplement manpower to receive immediate support. This measure is expected to be as early as next year. Started.   The Labor Committee stated that in order to protect the rights and interests of foreign workers in Taiwan, reduce the rate of foreigners unable to switch, and shorten the time for foreign workers to change employers or work administrative procedures, relevant regulations are being revised. In the future, the original employer, foreign workers, and new employers will After reaching an agreement, you can go to the Labor Committee to apply for conversion, which simplifies th...

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Practice makes perfect, everything requires hard work accumulated over time and cannot be achieved overnight. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/yq53nPm4WYn47vPD/?mibextid=D5vuiz Pains and hard work before success  https://www.facebook.com/share/v/bdJ3a1i9PeZ8PQvH/?mibextid=oFDknk Struggle and survive successfully  https://www.facebook.com/share/r/cf5V9B9tDHjbc7VP/?mibextid=KYm0EW

My real experience recently  Now the fraud using AI to imitate the voice has happened to a sister in our ward. Line was stolen. She was contacted one by one saying that a family member needed to borrow 30,000 yuan for an emergency. He promised to pay it back by that night. He did not answer the phone when he called. The phone number was almost fake. The AI ​​recording is recorded back in Line, which is difficult to detect. Report   There are a large number of +62 WhatsApp video phone fraud in recent days, and almost every WhatsApp users have received every day. What is the call of +62 WhatsApp video phone fraud?   Where did +62 come from?  In addition to blocking, what else can you do? This article will be a comprehensive analysis of everyone. +62 WhatsApp video phone is not long ago, multiple netizens revealed that they receive video calls from unknown sources. After answering, sometimes the picture advertisement or animation character is sometimes familiar with fri...

How I married a Filipina wife and gave birth to two biracial babies https://youtu.be/JdYkXDZ3fjM?si=cmGuFyvJQSBTYy41 How to meet Filipino girls? Tips from your Filipino daughter-in-law! https://youtu.be/nxYyoTZGNNY?si=Ubx8bVntzood0qYl

  "I want to hold a beauty pageant in Taiwan": How can Filipino migrant workers bring "beauty pageant culture" to Taiwan? 我想在台灣辦選美比賽」 ：菲律賓移工如何將「選美文化」帶來台灣？ YouTube video report (in Chinese) https://youtu.be/rS6gxinSwYY?si=jaGLDJq0lnl8KcdO （Chinese report link) https://opinion.cw.com.tw/blog/profile/525/article/14200 Related Report  https://today.line.me/tw/v2/article/JMn31K Translated by Google translator: Beauty pageants seem to be in the DNA of Filipinos, and their cheerful personality that can speak, sing, and love beauty has allowed tens of millions of Filipino migrant workers to bring this hobby to the world, and Filipino migrant workers in Taiwan are no exception.  The 49th episode of the "Independent Commentary@Chuangtianxia" Podcast features an exclusive interview with Li Yuexuan (Asuka), the editor-in-chief of the independent media "Yiren".  He, who understands Filipino migrant workers best, shared that beauty pageants are not only about ...

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  The foreign worker's job is to take care of his grandpa, but she often has to cook for the whole family or help with housework. Can the foreign worker appeal?  How should the scope of work of a home care worker be defined?  2022-11-18  Case  Indonesian family caregiver A is taking care of my grandfather who has mobility issues in Taiwan.  Grandpa, grandma, son, daughter-in-law, and grandson live in a three-generation family. There are 4 adults, 2 children, and 1 dog.  The employer requires A to help with cooking, cleaning, laundry, walking the dog, and bathing the dog while taking care of his grandpa.  The household chores for a family of six are heavy. A couldn't bear it after working for several months. He hesitated to file a 1955 appeal, but the agent advised him to be patient. A also heard that if he appealed, he would be deported by the government...  This article  1. Are home care workers and domestic helpers different?  Wha...