Taiwan needs new talent but Taiwanese people’s inability to market the country effectively is hampering its ability to attract the right people.
The News Lens
Date: 2017/09/15
By: Ketagalan Media
Discussions about Taiwan’s stagnant economy and how it causes countless young
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Taiwanese to seek better opportunities overseas are no longer news these days. While most media outlets are quick to throw criticism at the government, not much about Taiwan’s potential to attract high-value foreign labor and creative talent has been mentioned in local media coverage.
Once dubbed one of the Four Asian Tigers alongside Hong Kong, Singapore and South Korea, Taiwan’s glory days may be over and the country can no longer satisfy its own people.
At a time when the number of young Taiwanese people establishing their careers overseas is at a record high, it is critical to see how Taiwan can reverse its fortune through progressive mechanisms such as lowering the threshold for foreign talent to work in Taiwan, a move championed by several labor rights groups. [FULL STORY]
