Chunghwa Post yesterday said it is to allow migrant workers from Indonesia to make small remittances back home from the fourth quarter next year.
The service is part of the postal company’s efforts to ensure that postal services are equally accessible to all residents of Taiwan, Department of Savings and Remittances director Lily Yao (姚麗莉) told the Taipei Times.
The service would be the first available to migrant workers from Indonesia as the Southeast Asian nation’s money-laundering policy is more congruent with Taiwan, Yao said.
Photo: Ting Yi, Taipei Times
Remittances to Vietnam and the Philippines are not currently planned because the two nations are on the Financial Action Task Force’s gray list, which requires increased monitoring for potential money-laundering, terrorist and proliferation financing, she said.
The service, which is scheduled to be launched in the fourth quarter next year, would allow Indonesian workers to remit no more than US$3,000 in a single transaction and no more than US$5,000 in one month, Yao said.
The service fee for a remittance would be NT$168 per transaction, she said, adding that the postal company estimated that 300,000 Indonesian workers would benefit from the service.
Meanwhile, the company has worked with the Taiwanese Association of Sign Language Interpreters to offer sign language interpretation to audibly and verbally-challenged customers.
The service would be available in the largest post office in 20 cities and counties, Yao said.
Sign language specialists would interpret for customers via videoconference, she said, adding that the service should be available before the second quarter next year.
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