Wages in Hsinchu County 4 to 5 times higher than in Vietnam

Taiwan News
Date: 2019/08/24
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

NIA inspectors found illegal workers and their employers in Hsinchu County. (By Central News Agency)

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – A Vietnamese woman paid a total of US$15,000 (NT$471,500) to enter Taiwan and find illegal work twice after already having been deported once, the NIA said Saturday (August 24).

Her latest arrest would result in her transfer to a detention center in Nantou County to await deportation, the Central News Agency reported.

The woman, surnamed Mai, 33, reportedly arrived in Taiwan in July to work in Hsinchu County, where she was one of 23 illegal workers and four employers picked up by the NIA on Friday (August 23).

The inspection covered industrial areas in Zhubei and Hukou, small restaurants and rented apartments, according to CNA.    [FULL  STORY]