The Price of Work: A Brief on Widespread Migrant Worker Recruitment Fees in Taiwan’s Manufacturing Sectors
Overview and Background In 2024, Transparentem investigators interviewed 22 migrant workers from Vietnam employed by four textile, electronics, and appliance suppliers in Taiwan. Our investigation found evidence of high recruitment fees paid by workers, in most cases requiring them to take loans, which put migrant workers at risk of debt bondage, which the International Labour […]
Following the Thread: Labor Abuses in Taiwan’s Textile Industry
Published: February 2025 This overview describes Transparentem’s initial investigation, which began in 2022, followed by our engagement with companies starting in February 2024 and the companies’ efforts to remediate the problems as of February 2025. “I came to work to pay my family’s debt but received another debt.” – Far Eastern migrant worker Modern manufacturing’s […]
網頁標題：抽絲剝繭——臺灣紡織產業的勞動剝削問題
本概要將簡述Transparentem（以下簡稱「本組織」或「我們」）從2022年開始的初步調查發現及2024年2月起與多家企業的溝通過程，除此之外，也將說明這些企業截至2025年2月止為解決問題所作出的努力。 「我原本是為了償還家中債務而來臺工作，沒想到卻反而背負了另一筆債務。」 —— 引述自一名受僱於遠東新世紀的移工 當今製造產業的供應鏈結構錯綜複雜且規模龐大，其中的勞動剝削、權益侵害及不當對待往往隱而難見，更遑論推動有效的改善措施。若想超越一階供應鏈的限制，終結中上游生產過程的勞動權益侵害問題，不可不仰賴多方的協調與合作。 臺灣是戶外運動服飾布料的重要生產基地，本組織為改善現狀、促成改變，持續致力於臺灣推動相應的行動…
From Field to Fabric: Enhancing Due Diligence in Cotton Supply Chains
Published: January 2025 This overview describes Transparentem’s initial investigation, which began in 2022, followed by our engagement with companies starting in 2023 and the companies’ efforts to remediate the problems as of January 2025. — Ravi (a pseudonym) has worked since he was 10 years old. At the time of his interview, at age […]
