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TAIPEI--A group of Taiwanese students launched a campaign yesterday to show support for Filipino workers in Taiwan amid growing tensions between the two countries over the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman on May 9.

Some Taiwanese employers said yesterday that a diplomatic dispute between Taiwan and the Philippines had not affected their relationships with their Filipino workers.

A group of young people yesterday took the initiative to show their friendliness and appreciation for Filipino workers in Taiwan amid ongoing tensions between the two countries over the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman last week by Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel.

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taipei City yesterday said in light of the Philippines' refusal to officially apologize over the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman, the city government has received over 30 phone calls regarding Philippine laborer working permits in the city.

TAIPEI – Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou Wednesday froze the hiring of Filipino workers to express "strong dissatisfaction" over Manila's handling of the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman, his spokeswoman said.

Filipino workers and visitors in Taipei City were assured Wednesday of protection by the city government from possible racist actions by Taiwanese outraged over the May 9 fatal shooting of a fisherman by Philippine authorities.

TAIPEI- Taiwan on Wednesday recalled its envoy to the Philippines, froze applications for work permits and ordered military exercises in waters between the two sides to press its demand for an apology for the shooting death of a Taiwanese fisherman.

Labor rights groups and manpower agencies have voiced their opposition to the government’s threat to suspend the hiring of Filipino workers over the shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman.