No plan to hire 1 lakh Indian workers, says Taiwan

Over a month after a media report said that Taiwan could hire as many as 1 lakh Indian workers, the Taiwanese government has clarified that they do not have such plans yet, reported the Central News Agency on Saturday.

According to the report, Taiwanese Labor Minister Hsu Ming-chun has said that no memorandum of understanding has been signed with New Delhi to bring in migrant workers.

On November 10, Bloomberg reported that Taiwan could sign an agreement with India in December to hire Indians to work at factories, farms and hospitals.

The report said that the move came against the backdrop of Taiwan facing a shrinking workforce due to its low birth rate and ageing population. Taiwan is shown to become a “super-aged” society by 2025 as the elderly comprise over a fifth of the population.

However, Hsu has said that any claims about Taiwan seeking to open its doors to 1 lakh Indian workers are “fake” and made by “ill-intentioned people” to manipulate public opinion.

In November, the minister stated that while Taipei and New Delhi are discussing a deal that would allow Indians to work in Taiwan, the report of plans to hire 1 lakh people was inaccurate.

Hsu said that she suspects intentional manipulation of the number of migrants being allowed to enter Taiwan...

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