tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post743996267414069967..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Aussie Gov't Looking into Allegations of labor abuses against Taiwan working holiday backpackersMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-23520855023141533472014-06-24T11:30:37.411+08:002014-06-24T11:30:37.411+08:00@Mike Fagan
She's back in Sydney looking for o...@Mike Fagan<br />She's back in Sydney looking for other work. Her problem is that she wants to qualify for a second year of working holiday visa by working on a farm. She's a software programmer..... and mostly seems pissed off that the Korean-Australian guy constantly told her she was too old for that type of work. She's pushing 35.<br /><br />@Combine Dave<br />Not sure who your comment is directed to. No one said it is happening to all working holiday visa people!<br /><br />However, I can confirm that many Taiwanese owned/operated businesses in Chatswood, Sydney prefer to employ Taiwanese and then rip them off in terms of wages. It's all too common.Do Androids Dreamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-7457760786039150632014-06-23T04:18:30.731+08:002014-06-23T04:18:30.731+08:00Doesn't seem plausible, unless there's a s...Doesn't seem plausible, unless there's a specific few firms that are doing the wrong thing and need to be fined/shut down.<br /><br />We have quite a few Koreans and Taiwans entering Australia on working holiday visas (often repeat visitors), doesn't seem likely if they were all being treated so badly.<br /><br />Although I have heard that lots of local Taiwanese businesses operating in Australia (whether labour hire, resturant or grocer shop) prefer to employ only Taiwanese and often at low wages (including less than minimum wage). I can only assume for these temp employeed that the currency difference makes it worth it. Something like 30/1 for Aus to Taiwan dollar.Combine_Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-91784992007766747962014-06-20T12:37:15.258+08:002014-06-20T12:37:15.258+08:00"She thought the whole deal smelled and left....<i>"She thought the whole deal smelled and left."</i><br /><br />What did she do next? Did she find another job in Australia or did she return to Taiwan? Mike Faganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08745281285031316740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-18898643860414744572014-06-19T20:00:41.554+08:002014-06-19T20:00:41.554+08:00The people running the companies are often East As...The people running the companies are often East Asian migrants. <br /><br />A close Taiwanese friend of mine went to Bundaberg in April after being told she could work picking fruit. When she arrived the Korean-Australian that ran the business said she'd have to wait a few weeks for the season to start. Until then she was supposed to rent a room from the guy. He asked for a deposit and 4 weeks rent up front.<br /><br />She thought the whole deal smelled and left. Her impression was that the guy thought that Australians are too stupid to catch him because the jobs are only advertised in Chinese.Do Androids Dreamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-30170816539413329722014-06-19T12:22:41.890+08:002014-06-19T12:22:41.890+08:00And yet, when Taiwanese do the same things to '...And yet, when Taiwanese do the same things to 'little brown people' from Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Philippines etc. it is not news.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com