DETENTIONS: In Taichung, police questioned people about their work and visa status after a raid on the ASEAN Square shopping mall in Central District
Taipei Times
Date: Jun 03, 2019
By: Jason Pan / Staff reporter
The number of migrant workers in Taiwan reached 706,060 in April, with more than 90
Tainan City Government officials on Wednesday introduce plans for events on Friday and Saturday to mark Eid al-Fitr.
Photo: Wang Han-ping, Taipei Times
percent of them from Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines, Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) data showed on Saturday.
More than 271,000, or 38.4 percent of migrant workers, were from Indonesia followed by Vietnamese (221,000, 31.4 percent) and Filipinos (154,000, 21.8 percent), the data showed.
Total migrant workers exceeded 700,000 for the first time in October last year, when there were 703,162.
The data showed that 259,144, or 36.7 percent, worked in domestic care and services, while 446,916, or 63.3 percent, worked in manufacturing, construction, agriculture and other roles. [FULL STORY]
