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The strong Taiwanese economy, particularly in the manufacturing industries, attracts cheap manual labor from the Philippines. [1] Most Filipinos working in Taiwan work as factory workers, domestic workers, construction workers, fishermen and professionals and they would send a large part of their earnings to their families in the Philippines. [2]
An Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC), also known as an exit pass or an exit clearance, [2] is an identity document for Filipino migrant workers or Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) departing from the Philippines. [3]
The agency was founded as the Welfare and Training Fund for Overseas Workers through Letter of Instruction No. 537, signed by President Ferdinand Marcos on May 1, 1977. [ 4 ] [ 3 ] It was renamed into the OWWA through Executive Order No. 126, signed by President Corazon Aquino on January 30, 1987. [ 5 ]
In order to work in Taiwan, many workers call on the services of brokers. These services are expensive, costing between NT$ 1500 and NT$ 1700 a month. This a common practice, as Taiwan's government does not directly administer foreign labor programs. This practice keeps foreign workers in a state of poverty.
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines (Chinese: 駐菲律賓臺北經濟文化辦事處; pinyin: Zhù fēilǜbīn táiběi jīngjì wénhuà ...
The lack of household registration makes them ineligible for national health insurance [23] and automatic workers' compensation coverage. [8] They cannot vote in elections or stand for public office. [24] NWOHRs who concurrently hold foreign nationality are additionally required to apply for work permits to be employed in Taiwan. [25]
Most Filipinos working in Taiwan work as factory workers, domestic workers, construction workers, fishermen and professionals, and they send a large part of their earnings to their families in the Philippines. [19] Many Taiwanese men have also chosen Filipino women as brides through arranged marriages.
The Manila Economic and Cultural Office [note 1] simple known as MECO is the representative office of the Philippines in Taiwan, functioning as a de facto embassy in the absence of diplomatic relations. It is a non-stock, non-profit corporation organized under Philippine law. [3]