Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Introduction (edited)
It cannot be denied that every year, hundreds of thousands of foreigners come to our country, Taiwan. And no matter where they came from and what reasons they have, most of their purposes seem to be the same – making money.
Of the foreigners, southeast Asian and Mainland Chinese take a good part. They can be found around every corner of Taiwan. They have to look after the old or children, sweep the house, divide the work in an industry, and so forth. This entire phenomenon seems to be natural and true. However, during these exhausting jobs, do these foreign labours possess the same condition of equality? Are they treated fairly without any discrimination such as extra work hours? Apparently, we appear to ignore what consequence my cause. After all, misconception between two nations is easy to occur. Another important point is that mass media play an important role in it. They seem to be the main instigator, misleading the public that these labours are inferior.
We believe that foreign labours are treated unfairly in Taiwan. So we attempt to explore case by case and hope to arouse people’s attention to the issue of discrimination.
With the mission, we will begin with the history and origin of foreign labours employment in Taiwan. Next, we will look into unjust cases to illustrate the phenomenon of discrimination against foreign labours, because nowadays conflicts and problems seem to be normal. Also, we will make an interview with foreign labours to find out what they really think and need, finding out how to better the situation. And by the questionnaire, we hope to see our local people’s attitude. If the result is negative, we hope to re-educate our people.
It’s wrong and unfair to judge them just because they are from other countries. We are not superior, but we hope to spend our little effort to help them. After all, each group should assert their rights. Among some anti-discrimination laws, we hope to find a suitable way to assist them and better our society.
Posted by Chang @ 4:07 PM
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