Manila ‘warmly welcomes’ Taiwan recruitment center‘ABUSIVE’ PRACTICES: Most migrant workers in Taiwan are recruited through brokers, and they pay expenses to brokers in their home countries before employmentStaff writer, with CNAThe Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) on Tuesday said it “warmly welcomes” Taiwan’s plan to set up its first cross-border recruitment center in the Philippines to enable Taiwanese employers to directly hire Philippine migrant workers. “This initiative reflects the growing partnership between the Philippines and Taiwan and marks an important step toward more ethical, transparent and worker-centered recruitment,” office Chairwoman and Resident Representative Corazon Avecilla-Padiernos said in a statement. MECO serves as the Philippines’ de facto embassy in Taiwan in the absence of official diplomatic ties. The Ministry of Labor’s logo is displayed at the ministry in Taipei in an undated photograph. Although the recruitment center has yet to open, Minister of Labor Hung Sun-han (洪申翰) on Friday last week said that the ministry has a special task force in place to take applications for workers from Taiwanese employers starting today.

Source: Taipei Times December 31, 2025 17:16 UTC