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Struggling to earn, foreign workers face abuse in Taiwan

July 17, 2010October 4, 2026Trista di Genova3 CommentsCouncil of Labor Affairs, foreign workers, labor relations in Taiwan, Labour Standard Act, migrant worker community

Editor’s note: This DPA feature article was picked up and published by NONE of the local newspapers, so we are publishing this wires feature because we feel it is an urgent topic to raise with the general public, and too important to leave unreported. DPA feature By David Chang Jul 14, 2010, 6:01 GMT Taipei…

The Meltdown of English Teaching in Taiwan

Strait-Talk Taiwan News

May 29, 2009October 4, 2026Trista di Genovabushiban, cram school, economy, education, employment, engish teaching, foreign workers, jobs, language, linguistics, Taiwan

by Trista di Genova Exclusive to The Wild East It’s not just the economy; Taiwanese have money. They are among the best savers in the world, and have invested, thrown money at the bushiban (cram school) system of English education in Taiwan. Mr Chandler wrote on our pages about the days when foreigners were nabbed…

One Filipina's Immigration Adventure in Taiwan

Taiwan News

March 7, 2008October 4, 2026Trista di Genovaalien residence certificate, domestic violence, foreign workers, immigration, marriage

One Filipina’s tale of immigration in Taiwan By Trista di Genova Originally published in The China Post Last week, a Filipina and a volunteer immigration officer, Eric, met to discuss her situation, and the woman, hereafter referred to as “Flora,” agreed to allow a summary of her case to be recounted on the Foreign Community…