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By Camaron Kao--Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Lin Shu-fen (林淑芬) said yesterday that a foreign worker named Edward was deported illegally against his will on Oct. 30 without being allowed to collect his belongings, with the Taiwan International Workers' Association (TIWA, 台灣國際勞工協會) members trying everything to prevent the incident.

The Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) yesterday said it will adopt a light signal system as part of its system to manage foreign laborers in the country.

The China Post --With the number of foreign workers in Taiwan at a record-high 440,000, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) has requested scholars devise a signal “warning” system denoting the figure's impact on Taiwan. “It will be launched next year at the earliest,” officials said.

Taipei, Nov. 4 (CNA) The Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) said Sunday that it will adopt a light signal system as part of its management of foreign laborer numbers in Taiwan.

TAIPEI -- The number of foreign maids employed in Taiwan has more than doubled since 2000 as the island’s population ages rapidly, a labor affairs official said yesterday.

TAIWAN - A domestic employer in Taichung allegedly exploiting four runaway foreign workers was yesterday handed over to the Taichung District Prosecutors' Office on charges of violating the Employment Services Act and human trafficking, according to a police source.

Taipei, Nov. 1 (CNA) Taiwan is stepping up border security to prevent passport fraud and illegal activities, as part of an effort to maintain its place in the U.S. Visa Waiver Program (VWP), the National Immigration Agency said

Taipei, Oct. 31 (CNA) Taiwan should set different minimum wages for domestic and foreign workers if it wants to attract Taiwanese businessmen operating overseas back to Taiwan, the head of a Taiwanese business association said Wednesday.