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Academic Symposium: Anniversary of the Human Trafficking Prevention Act Amendment & the Prohibition of Forced Labor
學術研討會：人口防治步驟修正與禁止強迫勞動紀念紀念 **本次活動也將在線上進行** 📆日期： 2025年4月30日，星期三 ⏰時間： 13:00~17:40（台北時間） Webex 存取連結： Webex 會議鏈接 地點：光複調NYCU R104 HC Building3；英語線上同聲傳譯 主辦單位：國際文化研究中心、紐約大學法學院國立陽明交通大學科技法學院科技法律研究所 協辦單位：台灣人權促進會、台灣勞工陣線、Work Better Innovations 側記：網站
Academic Symposium: Anniversary of the Human Trafficking Prevention Act Amendment & the Prohibition of Forced Labor
Academic Symposium: Anniversary of the Human Trafficking Prevention Act Amendment & the Prohibition of Forced Labor **This event will be also conducted online** 📆 Date: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 ⏰ […]
Online Forum: China, BRI and Implications on Digital Governance, Authoritarianism and Future of Human Rights
This online discussion invites scholars and activists from the Global South to critically examine China's digital footprint and its implications for human rights. It explores how digital technologies are reshaping logistics, infrastructure, and governance mechanisms, such as Smart Cities and CCTV surveillance systems, and considers how cyber networks and data collection enhance social control in a complex environment.
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Anniversary of the Human Trafficking Prevention Act Amendment & the Prohibition of Forced Labor Academic Symposium 2025 人口販運防制法修法週年學術研討會
活動名稱｜2025人口販運防制法修法週年與強迫勞動禁止學術研討會 日期｜2025年4月30日 地點｜陽明交通大學光復校區人社三館HC104教室（中文實體），以及同步線上（英文口譯） 主辦單位｜國立陽明交通大學科技法律學院、國立陽明交通大學文化研究國際中心 （ICCS） 協辦單位｜台灣人權促進會、台灣勞工陣線協會、Work Better Innovations 所屬子計畫｜遷移、不平等公民、批判法律研究 子計畫主持人｜劉紀蕙、邱羽凡、潘美玲 活動錄影｜ 連結 活動實錄（開放下載）｜連結...
Dolma Tsering | China–Nepal strategic partnership stumbles over BRI and boundary issues
China’s attempts to change its relations with Nepal into a strategic partnership, focusing on the Belt and Road Initiative and the Boundary Management System, have encountered significant challenges due to disagreements. Specifically, Nepal’s reluctance to fall into debt traps caused by high-interest loans from the Belt and Road Initiative and continued failure to ratify the Boundary Management System agreement. The two countries’ inability to reach a consensus on these vital issues, combined with Nepal’s measured resistance to China’s dominance, highlights the uncertainty in their strategic relationship.
11 Indicators of Forced Labour Podcast 強迫勞動11項指標
This channel aims to explain the 11 indicators for identifying forced labor published by the International Labor Organization (ILO). These 11 indicators are based on the Forced Labor Convention (C29) and derived from the theoretical and practical experience of ILO’s Special Action Program to Combat Forced Labour (SAP-FL).
-Abuse of vulnerability
-Deception
-Restriction of movement
-Isolation
-Physical and sexual violence
-Intimidation and threats
-Retention of identity documents
-Withholding of wages
-Debt bondage
-Abusive working and living
conditions
-Excessive overtime
Dolma Tsering | The U.S., Kuomintang and Tibetan Resistance 1950-1960: Covert Operations, Consequences and Tibetan Paratroops in Taiwan
This paper reflects on the complex political dynamics between the United States, the Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang) and Tibetan leaders from 1950 to 1960. In contrast to the existing literature, this study assesses these trilateral relationships by focusing on attempted covert operations and consequences. While volumes of studies have been published about the United States Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) involvement in the Tibetan resistance movement, what remains understudied is the secret but unsuccessful attempts at cooperation between the Kuomintang and Tibetans and the role that the U.S. played in these activities. Findings demonstrate that the U.S. and Kuomintang’s interest was driven by the desire to exploit the Tibetan resistance to advance their interests in combating Communist China.
Joyce C.H. Liu | Freud, Balibar and the Paradox of Civility: The Aporia of the Political Topology 佛洛伊德、巴禮巴與「文明性」的悖論：政治拓撲學的難題
This article delves into the interpretations of “civilization” and “civility” by Freud and Balibar, examining how Balibar, through Freud’s lens, dissects the inherent paradoxes within “civility” and introduces the concepts of “co-citizenship” and “civil process” through the movement triggered by Freud’s concept of the death drive. Central to the discussion is the recognition that civilization engenders both creative and destructive violence, prompting reflection on how we address the complexities of “civilization”. Specifically, how does civilization veil and justify its own violence?
Mei-Lin Pan & Dolma Tsering | The Lived Experience of Tibetan Refugees in Taiwan: Contesting Rights to Work, Residence, and Citizenship
The study highlights how the political situation in Taiwan played a central role in determining the rights and status of Tibetan refugees in Taiwan. During Taiwan’s authoritarian phase, Tibetan refugees gained citizenship by serving the state’s purpose of advancing Chinese nationalist ideology, while in the democratic phase they were considered stateless and unable to obtain a residence visa due to national security concerns.
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