The price of work | Concerns over growing number of migrant workers

Labor minister cautions against migrant worker low-wage business model - Focus Taiwan

Taipei, April 1 (CNA) Taiwan's Labor Minister Hung Sun-han (洪申翰) has said that industry should not view hiring migrant workers as a "silver bullet" to resolve the country's chronic labor shortages, warning against perpetuating a low-wage business model.

The National Assembly's Labor Committee will discuss the unregulated area of agency work. The session was requested by NSi deputies after stories emerged about workers from third countries who face inadequate living and poor working conditions in Slovenia.

Migrant exploitation, safety concerns uncovered in NHVR operation - Fully Loaded

Operation Vigilant was the first multi-agency operation of its kind. Image: NHVROver half of vehicles assessed in the recent ‘Operation Vigilant’ between the NHVR, South Australia Police, Australian Border Force and SafeWork SA have been found to be non-compliant according to NHVR COO Paul Salvati, who has labelled the results as “disappointing”. Operation Vigilant was the first time the four agencies had been involved in conducting a local oper…

An ILO anthology explores the challenges, policy options and innovative approaches that shape temporary labour migration around the world. The ILO entry: the path to social justice for migrant workers appears first on NODAL.

The price of work | Concerns over growing number of migrant workers

Minister for Immigration Viliame Naupoto has expressed concern over the growing demand for foreign workers to fill low-paying roles, such as stacking supermarket shelves and driving buses. He found this shift in demand troubling, as the money these workers made in low-paying roles would not be sufficient to improve their lives. These workers would then be vulnerable to exploitation, abuse and even deportation for minor mistakes. The minister als…