Migrant Worker Groups Protest Taiwan’s Job Broker Fees

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Migrant worker groups rallied outside Taiwan’s labor ministry in Taipei to protest restrictions on how long they can stay in the country and limits based on age. Demonstrators also demanded the government take action on high broker fees that workers must pay to change employers. The labor ministry said these fees are not part of regular charges and urged workers to report abuses through the 1955 hotline.

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00:00Migrant worker groups are rallying outside the labor ministry, protesting limits on how

00:05long they can stay in Taiwan and age restrictions for workers.

00:09They're also demanding action on the high fees charged by job brokers when workers try

00:13to change jobs.

00:26The labor ministry says broker fees for new job placements are not part of regular charges

00:31and workers asked to pay them can file a complaint through the 1955 hotline.

00:37It also says it will revise rules and strengthen the complaint system to improve protections

00:41for migrant workers.

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