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Work Better Innovations 發布政策摘要《台灣移工責任聘僱與追求永續發展》

2024年3月19日。搭配將於4月9日在台北舉行的「台灣企業全球論壇:人權和環境盡職調查」,Work Better Innovations 公布第二份政策摘要,探討如何透過落實負責任招聘達成聯合國永續發展目標。 這份摘要,《台灣移工責任聘僱與追求永續發展》,由林姝函和凌怡華博士主筆,是「台灣企業人權方案」第二份出版品。 報告列舉了在台移工的薪資匯款貢獻家鄉的永續發展,包含下列: 提升家戶所得 提高擁有住房的比例 推動優質教育 平穩經濟危機或天然災害 支持創業 我們同時也論述在不完善的招聘制度中,因移工必須承擔跨國招聘費和在台就業的相關費用,阻礙或延遲這些發展效益。 感謝印尼記者 Randy Mulyanto 的幫忙,這份摘要收錄了兩位在台印尼移工的故事,讓統計數字交互印證人的生命經驗,從他們在台就業的失、和遠在印尼家庭的得。 建議您搭配閱讀我們在去年出版的政策摘要編號  1 / 2023,更能釐清招聘費和相關費用的中英術語和差異。 很開心終於有一份聚焦在台移工發展貢獻的研究。在撰寫時,發現這是一項被台灣忽略的議題,但在勞務移動中,最重要的價值其實是人、而不是只有勞力。希望這份研究能帶來實質的改變。– 林姝函 永續發展的核心在於每個人都能成長茁壯,包含生活健康而長壽、能有受教育的機會和合理的生活水準,這同時呼應我們在這份摘要的總結:讓「雇主支付原則」在臺生根。 為搭配「台灣企業全球論壇」,Work Better Innovations 一共撰寫了三份關於企業與人權的政策摘要,《台灣移工責任聘僱與追求永續發展》是這系列的第二份,最後一份將於接下來幾週公開。 歡迎報名4月9日「台灣企業全球論壇:人權和環境盡職調查」,報名連結和詳細議程在此:https://www.cw.com.tw/feature/event/2024wbi

Taiwan Business Forum for Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence

萬眾矚目的「台灣企業全球論壇:人權和環境盡職調查」於4月9日台北舉行,歡迎參加

14 March 2024. WBI 將於4月9日台北舉辦「台灣企業全球論壇:人權和環境盡職調查」,是台灣首次以人權和環境盡責調查為主軸的商業論壇,期能鼓勵台灣企業履行尊重人權和環境的責任,帶動蓬勃且持久的社會對話和改革。 論壇將聚焦三個主題,分別是: 落實企業尊重人權之責任:台灣現況與挑戰 台灣移工責任招聘與追求永續發展 永續行動:台灣企業因應氣候變遷之策略 講者陣容精彩,跨足本土和國際、智庫和實務,包含: 天下雜誌 CommonWealth Magazine Hewlett Packard Enterprise Caux Round Table Japan 宜家家居 IKEA Embode 國際通商法律事務所 Baker McKenzie 歐洲在臺商務協會 European Chamber of Commerce Taiwan 零廢時裝 Story Wear 台泥集團 紅葉谷綠能溫泉園區 Taiwan Cement’s Vakangan Green Energy Hot Spring Park 台灣尼阿斯 NIRAS Taiwan 共同主辦單位 Institute of Business and Human Rights …

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Taiwan Business Forum for Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence

Taiwan Business Forum for Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence on 9 April 2024 in Taipei

14 March 2024. WBI announces and opens for registration the Taiwan Business Forum for Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence, taking place on 9 April 2024 in Taipei. The project, co-organised with the Institute of Business and Human Rights, represents the first international business forum dedicated to the issue of human rights and environmental due …

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WBI Receives a Portsmouth Community Inclusion Grant to Leverage Digital Skills for Migrant Job Search

23 February 2023. We are delighted to announce that we have been granted a second Community Inclusion Grant by Portsmouth City Council to fund a new project targeting digital inequality.  It was a pleasure to attend the award ceremony presented at The Guildhall alongside 32 awarded community leaders and organisations.  Back in November 2022, Work …

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Dr Bonny Ling Writes on Labour Migration and Responsible Recruitment for Taiwan Insight

20 February 2024. A new article by Dr Bonny Ling published by Taiwan Insight underlines the urgency for responsible recruitment of migrant workers in the wake of its recent elections and the newly-signed Taiwan-India agreement on migration.  Taiwan currently employs more than 750,000 migrant workers predominantly in manufacturing, construction and domestic care sectors, from the …

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‘Women’s Rights in the Blue Economy’ podcast featuring Dr Bonny Ling

16 February 2024. In ‘Women’s Rights in the Blue Economy’, Dr Bonny Ling joins the discussion moderated by Prof. Leila Choukroune, alongside maritime specialist guests, Sophie Quinton and Pascaline Odoubourou.  The podcast ‘Our Rights in Action’ was launched by Leila Choukroune, Professor in International Law and Director of the University of Portsmouth’s Democratic Citizenship theme, …

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Business and Human Rights Postgraduate Class Co-taught by Dr Bonny Ling in Taiwan

9 February 2024. WBI’s Director Dr Bonny Ling is back teaching a new class of students from academia and industry on Business and Human Rights [供應鏈企業責任與國際人權]” with Professor Yu-Fan Chiu at prominent university in Taiwan.  The postgraduate course “Corporate Responsibility and International Human Rights in Supply Chains” at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University will …

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Climate Resilience and Community – new WBI Research Initiative funded by Natural England Seed Corn Grant

6 February 2024. Driven by the commitment to build a sustainable economy from the ground up, WBI will pilot a new project to research the impact of community gardening on the sense of health and wellbeing and level of climate agency experienced by minority groups.  This WBI initiative is supported by Natural England’s Seed Corn …

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WBI Conducts Workshops to Include Minority Voices in Health and Care Research

2 February 2024. WBI is in the Raising Voices in Research Project with Action Hampshire to introduce harder-to-access communities to health and care research. We started this work in November-December last year to outline and demystify community research over two workshops. Our goal is to increase minority and migrant participation in community research and use …

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WBI announces the Taiwan Project for Business and Human Rights, a special collaboration with Law School in Taiwan

29 January 2024. WBI launches the Taiwan Project for Business and Human Rights [台灣企業人權方案], with Professor Yu-Fan Chiu, renowned labour law professor at the National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University in Taiwan. It is a special project that builds on WBI’s strong expertise and programming ties to the Asia Pacific and the labour research of …

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