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Taipei, Oct. 1 (CNA) Companies investing in new projects in Taiwan will be allowed to have more foreign laborers in their workforces than was previously allowed, but the cap on foreign workers will be set at 40 percent of the total, the government concluded at a meeting Monday.

Taipei, Sept. 23 (CNA) Migrant workers in Taiwan were awarded prizes Sunday in a writing contest that was characterized by the many poems and essays about the contestants' work and home countries.

The Taipei City Government is looking to develop specific venues for social and leisure activities catering to the needs of migrant laborers.

Following recent accusations of discrimination against foreign workers by Taipei Railway Station, another incident of alleged discrimination has surfaced, with about 1,000 residents in a Taoyuan County community petitioning to have 30 Filipino workers move out of the area.

Following recent accusations of discrimination against foreign workers by Taipei Railway Station, another incident of alleged discrimination has surfaced, with about 1,000 residents in a Taoyuan County community petitioning to have 30 Filipino workers move out of the area.

Taipei, Sept. 19 (CNA) A group of 279 Taiwanese fraud suspects arrived home aboard two separate flights under police escort Wednesday, following their deportation from the Philippines.

Accompanied by labor activists, dozens of migrant workers from Indonesia and the Philippines yesterday rallied at Taipei Main Station to protest the station’s move to block much of the lobby area in an attempt to “protect passengers’ right to pass,” calling it a policy based on discrimination.

TAIPEI--Getting rid of the proposed restriction on the number of foreign workers hired by local firms will not do any harm to Taiwanese workers, instead it will solve a workforce shortage, Minister without Portfolio Kuang Chung-ming said Friday.