The Ministry of Labor declared that it would work with the Financial Supervisory Commission to make the list of legal exchange institutions public and will compel intermediaries to actively provide information on legal remittance channels in order to protect migrant workers’ interests and rights. It also stated that it has conducted lectures on entry into the country and online community publicity. interests and rights
A press conference was held by the "Anti-Fraud Group," (打詐小組) which was jointly established by several legislators. The press conference exposed the countless instances of Vietnamese migrant workers being defrauded of their hard-earned money by unregulated money changers, violating their rights and interests.
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Line@易点通,which migrant workers can grasp the information through it.Photo provided by Workforce Development Agency, MOL
At the airport migrant worker care service center, the one-stop immigration training course, and in the "Migrant Worker Working in Taiwan Handbook," the idea of lawful foreign exchange was pushed for newly arrived migrant workers. The program, the informational website for the protection of foreign workers' labor rights, and different publicity platforms like Line (移點通), Facebook 1955 hotline, etc. remind migrant workers to legally transfer money, identify legitimate money exchange institutions, and safeguard their own rights and interests.
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agencies are licensed, QuickPay and EASTERN UNION INTERACTIVE CORP. (such as Vietnam VietMoney)Photo reproduced from QuickPay
There are now two companies working with the Financial Supervisory Commission: QuickPay and EASTERN UNION INTERACTIVE CORP. (such as Vietnam VietMoney). The two small-amount remittance institutions are authorized to use mobile applications to send migrant workers quick, labor-saving, and secure payments. Employing a multinational human resource agency with approval from the Workforce Development Agency of the Ministry of Labor in accordance with the Banking Regulations of the Financial Supervisory Commission is another authorized method for sending money abroad. institutions, and protect their own rights and interests.
