Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-01-07
More than a thousand migrant workers and their supporters took to the streets of Taipei
More than a thousand people braved the cold weather and driving rain to participate in a demonstration to promote labor rights for migrant workers. (CNA photo)
on Sunday to draw attention to labor rights.
The crowds braved the cold weather and driving rain to participate in the demonstration, organized by the Taipei-based Migrants Empowerment Network in Taiwan.
This year’s theme was “Recognizing Non-Citizens”. The protestors marched from the labor ministry to the Presidential Office building. They called on the government to do more to protect their labor rights and to allow them to participate in the policymaking process.
A migrant worker from the Philippines addressed the crowd before the march. The woman, who asked not to be named, said that Taiwan should recognize the civil rights of non-citizens, including migrant workers. She also said the government should abolish the existing migrant worker employment broker system, which has been criticized as exploitative. [FULL STORY]
