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February 25, 2026 On February 24, Taiwan’s Ministry of Labor released the “Reference Guidelines on Corporate Prevention of Forced Labor” (hereinafter the “Guidelines”), with the aim of assisting Taiwanese enterprises in aligning with international standards. This...

March 12, 2026 Time: March 31, 2026 (Tuesday), 2:50 PM Location: Civil Division, Pingtung District Court (No. 47, Hezuo Street, Pingtung City, Courtroom 3) Eight fishers who were previously owed wages by the Taiwanese fishing vessel Yu Fu filed a civil lawsuit with...

March, 18, 2026 Commentary by Dr Bonny Ling: On Forced Labour Indicators Dealing with Financial Insecurity If we look at the five indicators of forced labour in the US CBP statement on the WRO against Giant, there are particularly three that are closely linked because...

March 27, 2026 On March 22, the Taiwan Transnational Corporations Watch (TTNC Watch) held a forum to launch the “Human Rights Impact Report on Taiwanese Businesses in Thailand.” The report reveals the human rights impacts of Taiwanese enterprises operating and...

April 1, 2026 In September 2024, eight Indonesian fishers who had previously been employed on the Taiwanese distant-water fishing vessel Yu Fu filed a civil lawsuit before the Pingtung District Court with the assistance of lawyers and labor organizations. They sought...

Commentary by Associate Professor Yu-Fan Chiu April 10, 2026   Scholars and civil society organizations in Taiwan have long advocated for the enactment of a “Business and Human Rights Due Diligence Act,” which would require companies to identify, prevent,...

活動名稱｜消除強迫勞動之政策發展：臺灣、美國與泰國法制對話 日期｜2025年12月10日 地點｜陽明交通大學光復校區管理二館MB1063教室（英文實體），以及同步線上（中文口譯） 主辦單位｜國立陽明交通大學文化研究國際中心 （ICCS）、國立台北大學法律學院、國立陽明交通大學科技法律學院、子計畫三「遷移、不平等公民、批判法律研究」 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、潘美玲講者｜Jennifer Gorden (福特漢姆大學法學院教授) 主持人｜傅柏翔（國立台北大學法律學院副教授）...

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...

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.

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