I would say they won’t give a flying fuck in 99% of cases anyway that number is tiny compared to the size of the population.
For instance there are already very large numbers of Vietnamese （women） who have settled here .Men settling here is going to be something different but again we aren’t talking big numbers in the slightest . I’m looking forward to more diversity of ethnic restaurants and workers here…one day.
They still make shitty comments about Caucasians too or their kids .It’s part of the society to shit on other people here with verbal diarrhea. It’s funny people don’t do that to my face I wonder why. 
Because “avoiding direct confrontation” is also a big part of society here.
They don’t want a Dublin kiss or a knuckle sandwich.
So Assamese, Manipuri, Naga, Gorkhali and Sikkimese only?
Definitely no South Indian then?
The only way they can do it legally by limiting G to G recruitment from certain states.
Allegedly, Filipinas that worked abroad was being filtered internally. So, you will not find an attractive Filipina migrant workers.
Details are not yet available. I wonder why they need to be so damn secretive. If you make this kind of announcement, why not release the terms of the agreement?
Guy
FYI, G to G recruitment from home for factory workers usually filtering these:
Those handicapped and cannot perfectly do physical works, including recovered from accidents
Those with criminal records, even the slightest
Those with tattoos
Men with earrings anywhere on their body
Too old
Married
Unmarried with kids
Those without high school/vocational school diploma
Those with certain disease such as HIV, TB, etc.
Those with links to terrorism.
But, it never limit the recruitment from certain tribes, areas or religious affiliation.
Some old people will say stuff in front of you. They do not hold back.
Depends what makes a person tick. Most people it is money. Then there are few that ticked not by money/wealth.
They have to be secretive. Last time they werent and the hidden racism in the society towards Indians came into public eye which govt. had to call it a “chinese cyber warfare” to make people believe taiwanese arent racist. Then indian media and representatives picked it up and it wasnt a good image for Taiwan. Also there was a small rally regarding the protest to not let indians come here.
Soooo my assumption is that govt. dont want this to happen again
Calling two dozen or so idiots “society” in a country of 24 million is a stretch.
I hope you are right. The number is tiny, but it is large enough that ordinary Taiwanese may begin to notice and not like the implications. I think the government is moving very slowly and cautiously on immigration so as to implement big changes incrementally and quietly so that the public will not notice. This approach has worked pretty well in Japan from my outsider perspective.
Right now the main risk comes from the potential (?) use of disinformation by bad actors to stir up latent intolerance in Taiwan and create social divisions over this very important issue. I still have many questions about exactly how that protest in early December came into being online. Even if was organic, the fact that perhaps a hundred (extremely well behaved) young people were upset enough to join in in person is concerning. I went to the demonstration. They claimed that they had been able to raise some money and get in-kind support from business owners. They were resentful about having been portrayed as racists and angry about not being listened to. There was clearly a division between moderates (who seem to have won out) and hardliners who thought they weren’t going far enough. They constantly referred to the threat of crime by migrants as being the source of their opposition. There were also references about Taiwan being the Taiwan of Taiwanese people in their banners. They looked to me like people getting their first taste of somewhat succesful political activism. I believe the government took it quite seriously not only to avoid an international incident, but also to avoid fueling more widespread opposition.
But never underestimate the common sense and tolerance of most Taiwanese people in practice. In general, the contributions of non-PRC marriage migrants and migrant workers are appreciated and respected especially by the people who work alongside them.
It was more like 100 to 150 in person and probably at least tens of thousands online. Let’s say this was directed at preventing Jewish immigration to Taiwan. Jewish residents of Taiwan would be outraged and rightly so. It would cause an international incident. Israel’s representavives in Taiwan would be speaking out and writing to the Chinese-langauge media complaining. India’s representatives and the Indian community here were very restrained. Perhaps too restrained.
This will be very difficult.
No one gonna pay a migrant worker 33K, when could always get a new one for 24K.
In most cases, migrant workers will never get 33K even after 2-3 extensions (9-12 yrs work).
So, actual conversion to APRC will be very small, say less than 1%.
Most (if not all) conversion occurred due marriage.
That may well be true especially since I recently learned that overtime, year-end, and performance bonuses do not count toward the salary requirement at least for migrant workers in manufacturing.
But it is also possible to reclassify a migrant worker as ‘intermediate skilled manpower’ if the migrant worker meets certain technical requirements (i.e. employer can show that they have skills such as welding). There are three ways to do this at least in manufacturing.
As a result, just over 20,000 migrant workers have already been reclassified as intermediate skilled workers. That’s about 10% of the 200,000 or so who had the requisite six years of experience as of April 2022. Almost all of the reclassifications took place in 2023. This program is very much on track at least with respect to reclassification.
There will be up to 800 intermediate skilled workers eligible for permanent residence by the end of 2027. I have big questions about whether they will be able to meet the financial requirements but you can also use certain kinds of technical certifications in lieu of the financial requirements. Foreign professionals very rarely use this method so I know almost nothing about it or how feasible it will be for former migrant workers.
Like trying to get to play vs Reptile in Mortal Kombat the original game.
You need both skills (double flawless victory vs CPU without blocking) and luck (silhouttes flying past moon during the fight on The Pit stage).
I would rather see more engineers/PhD scholars from India over blue collar Indian migrants.
Why would they come to Taiwan when America welcomes these types of immigrants?
What does Taiwan have to offer that is better?
Govt. Is trying to increase the labor shortage. So it’s logical they want people who can work as Laborers