On March 5, Ms. Ratiwan Sonntara, Minister Counselor (Labour Affairs), Ms. Sadudee Kittisuwan, Counselor (Labour Affairs) and Mr. Viwat Taoprasert, Translator at the Office of Labour Affairs in Taiwan, attended a meeting with officials of four labour exporting countries, namely Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines and Thailand. Host of the meeting is rotated among the four countries and this meeting was hosted by the Philippines.
On March 5, Ms. Ratiwan Sonntara, Minister Counselor (Labour Affairs), Ms. Sadudee Kittisuwan, Counselor (Labour Affairs) and Mr. Viwat Taoprasert, Translator at the Office of Labour Affairs in Taiwan, attended a meeting with officials of four labour exporting countries, namely Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines and Thailand. Host of the meeting is rotated among the four countries and this meeting was hosted by the Philippines.
The meeting discussed migrant labor situation in Taiwan. In January 2014, a total of 488,736 migrant workers worked on the island, with most of them (214,175) coming from Indonesia, followed by Vietnam at 123,893, the Philippines at 89,663 and Thailand at 61,000.
The meeting also agreed that the upgrade of the Council of Labour Affairs into the Labour Ministry on February 17, 2014, demonstrates that the island’s is serious in labour matter, which is good for labour exporting countries. Representatives of the four countries plan to pay a courtesy call on Liao Wei Ren, Director of the Workforce Development Agency, to congratulate on his new position in March and discuss with him on the collection of monthly service fee by migrant workers. The move would help reduce benefit migrant workers in Taiwan and reduce their expenses.
The meeting is held annually and attended by representatives of the four countries, which represent highest number of migrant workers in Taiwan. It has objectives to discuss labour situation on the island, exchange idea on how to expand labour market and provide protection to migrant workers in Taiwan. The meeting also helps push migrant workers employment policy and foster cooperation on migrant workers in Taiwan.
Office of Labour Affairs In Taipei
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