Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/03/11
By: Shih Hsiu-chuan

Taipei, March 11 (CNA) Several hundred migrants staged dancing performances in Taipei on Sunday to raise awareness of the injustices encountered by female migrant workers, joining the annual “One Billion Rising” global campaign aimed at spurring action to end violence against women.

Flash mob participants echoed this year’s theme — Solidarity Against the Exploitation of Women — by appealing to Taiwan’s government to provide legal protections for female migrant workers, most of whom are caregivers or domestic helpers not covered by the provisions of Taiwan’s labor laws.

It’s been nearly 30 years since Taiwan introduced migrant workers, but “there is still huge room for improvements with regards to protection of the rights of female migrant workers,” said Gilda Banugan, chairperson of Migrante International’s Taiwan Chapter, an organizer of the event.    [FULL  STORY]