Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/03/07
By: William Yen
Taipei, March 7 (CNA) A university in Miaoli has issued an apology to its Filipino students and put forth
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offers of financial assistance, ranging from partial to full tuition scholarships with free room and board, after it was alleged that the students had been pushed into manual labor to meet their expenses.
In a press statement, Yu Da University of Science and Technology (YDUST) apologized Wednesday for not “taking full responsibility” with regard to the wellbeing of its Filipino students.
Statement courtesy of Yu Da University of Science and Technology
Statement courtesy of Yu Da University of Science and Technology
The school said it will refund the students the monthly fee of NT$2,000 (US$64.80) they had been paying to a recruitment agency, which reportedly was working in collaboration with YDUST to place Filipino students in factory jobs that exceeded the regulation of 20 hours per week for foreign student employment. [FULL STORY]
