Taiwan's population consists of over 700,000 migrant workers, a number so large it emphasizes their role in Taiwanese society. Taiwan Immigrants' Global News Network shares the following series of informative videos about the lives of migrant workers in Taiwan. Watch the broadcast here：0924 NIA video news report－English
(Taiwan Immigrants’ Global News Network) shares the following series of informative videos about the lives of migrant workers in Taiwan.
News in Focus (September 20 – September 26)
- New Taipei City enhances level 2 alert to control the epidemic
A cluster infection broke out in a kindergarten in New Taipei City.The New Taipei City Government responded by enhancing the nationwide Level 2 Alert.One student was confirmed, and classes were suspended for 14 days with the whole school suspended for 3 days.If there are 2 confirmed cases, the whole school will be suspended for 14 days.
- Guidelines on "job transfer across industries" for caregivers
Affected by the international pandemic, the number of migrant workers coming to Taiwan has dropped sharply.This led to an increase in "job transfers" by domestic care workers.The Ministry of Labor announced that migrant workers can register for job transfers.If there is no registration by an employer in the same category for 14 consecutive days, only then can the migrant workers switch across industries.（For more information：Notice! Taiwan's industrial migrant workers has been reduced, and the "job transfer across industries" by domestic care workers must meet certain conditions）
- New Taipei City offers courses to learn new immigrant languages
The New Taipei City Department of Education launched learning courses for new immigrant languages.Due to the epidemic, classes will be hosted online through Google MeetsThe new immigrant language learning courses and research camp will conclude before the beginning of classes.This is to let others learn the languages of new immigrants freely.（For more information：New Taipei City Government enhances "New Immigrants Language Teachers" to handle multicultural education activities！）
- Taoyuan City offers the "2021 Free Training Courses" for new immigrants
Taoyuan City’s New Immigrants Empowerment Center is committed to serving new immigrants in Taiwan.In 2021, 3 training courses in "fashion hairdressing", "beverage preparation", and "pastry baking" will be offered.The goal is to meet the needs of the industries’ job vacancies and to train personal professional skills.Training new immigrants to first develop skills and then expertise.（For more information：Taoyuan City offers the "2021 Free Training Courses" for New Immigrants and is now accepting registrations）
