Nick Aspinwall is a freelance writer based in Taipei. He is currently studying journalism and international relations, with a focus on Greater China, through an online program at the University of Massachusetts – Amherst. An avid traveler, he has visited more than 35 countries and continues to explore the world whenever he can.

The News Lens
Date: 2018/03/12
By: Nick Aspinwall

Migrant domestic workers gathered in Taipei Main Station on Sunday afternoon to fight for

Credit: Nick Aspinwall

recognition under the Labor Standards Act, the abolition of the brokerage system, and an end to sexual harassment

A Filipina woman pulls her suitcase across the main concourse of Taipei Main Station and greets her employers, a husband and wife, with a bow. “Where’s your passport?” the wife asks. “Give it to me.” The woman starts washing the dishes, only to be chastised: “Why are you so bad and dirty? Clean it again!” She is pulled by her neck and shoved to the floor. Sobbing, she goes back to work – and is approached by the husband, who grabs her arm, forces her to the ground, takes off his shirt, ties her hands behind her back, and smothers her.    [FULL  STORY]