00:00A huge milestone for regulating child care in Taiwan, as the legislature passes a special law
00:06to better protect young children. The law has the backing of both the ruling and opposition parties.
00:40In 2023, Taiwan was shocked by the case of a one-and-a-half-year-old boy who died while
00:46in foster care. The court found a pair of licensed nannies had tortured the child to death.
00:51Following this case, the new law now requires child care facilities to install security cameras,
00:56and the footage must be saved for at least 30 days. Care workers found guilty of child abuse
01:02will be fined and have their names and places of employment disclosed to the public.
01:24On the streets of Taipei, some parents say they support camera surveillance, as long as both
01:29children and child care staff are protected.
01:50But some children's rights groups are concerned that the law only requires cameras at child care
01:56facilities, not for nannies at home. And while cameras can provide evidence of misconduct,
02:02they're also easy to avoid or manipulate.
02:07早就大概九成以上的业者都有安装所的监视器。
02:12但是为什么大家还是不断地发现发生所谓的幼儿园所不当对待的事件
02:14所谓的虐童案呢?
02:19也就是说我必须讲光靠严刑菌法就能够有效杜绝而虐事件吗?
02:21答案可能是no的。
02:22所以他们未来不管是在教育训练来讲,
02:28还有就是说怎么样去及时地发现保姆的各种职业的身心状况,
02:33这部分需要做更多的,更密切的一些联系。
02:34With the new law set to go into force,
02:37rights groups say younger children can only be truly protected
02:40if there is greater awareness within families, care facilities, and the government.
02:45Howard Zhang and Nairing Lin for Taiwan Plus.
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