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Interview with One Forty CEO Kevin: leading an organization that helps Southeast Asian migrant workers in Taiwan

Interview with One Forty CEO Kevin: leading an organization that helps Southeast Asian migrant workers in Taiwan
Taiwan Immigrants' Global News Network】translated by Amy Hsieh

One Forty  is a non-profit organization formed in 2015 that assists Southeast Asian migrant workers in Taiwan. The migrant workers are from Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Thailand.     

Thousands of migrant workers have graduated from the “Southeast Asia Migrant School” (東南亞移工學校) with the help from  One Forty. Southeast Asia Migrant School includes Mandarin language learning courses to help new immigrants develop Chinese language skills. It also includes financial management courses and computer operation courses.  

Moreover,  One Forty  organizes activities to boost culture exchange, in aim to shorten the distance between Taiwanese people and the Southeast Asian migrant workers. They hope to break stereotypes and gain mutual understanding.   

In the latest “Taiwan Made Simple” podcast launched by  4-way Voice  and   NIA Global News  invites Kevin on the show. Kevin is the CEO of  One Forty, the largest migrant worker organization in Taiwan. In the podcast, Kevin shares how the organization started, the details about the Southeast Asia Migrant School, the annual events held by the organization, and the future goal of  One Forty.     

In this episode, Kevin shared many past experiences that shaped  One Forty  today. The stories are fascinating.  One Forty  has been helping many migrant workers in the past years. Kevin shares the hardships and efforts of the organization.  One Forty  will continue to hold activities related to migrant workers. 

Recently,  One Forty is conducting an activity called  Your Shining Moment. Many Southeast Asian migrant workers often spend lots of time working. They don’t usually have time to try things they like. The  Your Shining Moment  aims to help the migrant workers turn one-fourth of their time into their “shining moment.” Migrant workers can choose to be musicians, novelists, pâtissier, fashion designers, or models. The activity hopes to help migrant workers explore different possibilities. 

Listen to more stories in the Taiwan Made Simple Podcast episode 3. (《EP03| 移工在台最罩的盟友!帥氣執行長來分享今年大計畫Ft.One-Forty執行長Kevin》!)

SoundOn:https://player.soundon.fm/p/newimmigrants/episodes/TYoIeD

Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/7r0Jha6duAIXda4NO6r5aJ

KKBOX:https://podcast.kkbox.com/channel/8mu3t3UDCqkbx3-X9b

Listen Notes:https://www.listennotes.com/c/1dd58b006d0a4575aa449e5b76a36ba8

Image courtesy of   4-way Voice.

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