Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/04/11
By: Lee Hsin-Yin

Taipei, April 11 (CNA) A group of Indonesian workers have launched a monthly event to

Photo courtesy of Pindy

clean up an old district in Taichung, central Taiwan, in an effort to both raise environmental awareness and reverse local people’s stereotype that migrant workers are not civic-minded.

“We want to find a way to contribute to society because Taiwan is our second home,” said Pindy, who started the campaign in March in the city’s Central District, a decaying neighborhood that has suffered from pollution as urban development has sprawled westward in recent years.

She said the program, which takes place on the first Sunday of each month, brings together around 30 Indonesian volunteers each time to clean up the district, starting from ASEAN Square, a renowned hangout spot for Southeast Asian migrant workers.
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