The Manila Tim
Date: April 27, 2019
By: Anna Leah E. Gonzales
The Philippines continues to be a major source of manpower for Taiwan, supplying more than a hundred thousand overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) for the electronics industry there.
Dr. Kristy Hsu, director of the Taiwan Asean Studies Center at the Chung Hua Institution for Economic Research (Chier) made the statement during a recent symposium jointly organized by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies, Philippine APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Study Center Network and Chier.
“We have 122,000 Filipino workers in Taiwan. If you look at the breakdown of sectors, you will find that Filipino workers have a unique presence in computer and electronics [technology]. More than 60 percent of foreign workers in electronic parts [assembly] are from the Philippines. Filipino workers make up a major workforce in [Taiwan’s] large companies,” said Hsu. [FULL STORY]