Although Vice President Annette Lu (
Meanwhile, the representative of a Taiwanese civil organization in Indonesia said that the Indonesian government will dispatch negotiators today to hold discussions with the CLA from Aug. 22 to Aug. 24.
"We have tried very hard to learn the information about the Indonesian representatives' trip, but we just didn't get anything," Kuo Fang-yu (
Following her trip to Indonesia, the vice president told reporters on Sunday that, "The Indonesian government is sending representatives to Taiwan to discuss Taiwan's halt of importing Indonesian workers before Aug. 20."
The CLA announced a halt to the importation of workers from Indonesia at the end of July, claiming that the Indonesian government has not made any attempt to solve the problems of the increased rates of its workers' abscondence from Taiwan.
And the fact that, unlike the governments of countries supplying other immigrant workers, it requires employment brokers to retain a bond NT$3,000 per month from the wages of Indonesians, which is payable to the employee at the end of his or her contract.
Chang Tian-yung (張添勇), president of ROC Human Resources Brokers, who is visiting Indonesia for the matter after vice president's trip, told reporters yesterday that the Indonesian government is sending representatives today.
The organization is an association of employment agents specializing in the placing of migrant workers.
"The Indonesian Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration's representatives will come to Taiwan with us tomorrow, and will hold talks with the CLA between Aug. 22 to Aug. 24," Chang said.
Chang added, "The Indonesian government, meanwhile, has also decided to lift its own prohibition against its workers coming to Taiwan. Some 5,000 to 6,000 Indonesian workers whose visas and work permits have been issued by Taiwan will be permitted to come starting next Monday."
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