Updates March 14

Taiwan lifts suspension of OFW contract renewal Manila Bulletin Worse, Taiwan decided to send back the 90000 documented OFWs in Taiwan upon expiration of their contracts by refusing to renew their contracts. ...

Taiwan relaxes rules for OFW visa applications GMANews.TV Viewing personnel changes at the Bureau of Immigration (BI) as a show of "regret," Taiwan on Wednesday made a reciprocal gesture by announcing that it has ...

PCCA exec helps OFWs in Taiwan Journal Online Dy, a Filipino-Chinese philanthropist, said he is neither pro-Taiwan nor pro-China, but a private citizen concerned about the plight of OFWs based in Taiwan ...

Philippines hopes for better ties with Taiwan Philippine Star Lacierda said the easing of requirements for OFWs going to Taiwan was a welcome development and that back-channel talks had been ongoing. ...

• OFW Recalls Danger in Libya, Denounces Neglect by Philippine ... Bulatlat Lebria's first two attempts to apply for a job abroad – first to Australia, then to Taiwan — were both frustrated by illegal recruiters. ...

Taiwan understands, really Manila Standard Today And Taiwan can still play the OFW card, which would certainly affect the livelihoods of upwards of 100000 Filipinos (illegals included) working there. ...

Sand castles BusinessWorld Online These threatened Taiwan, the Philippines, New Guinea, Indonesia, Australia, ... mostly signed for by OFW families, in the growing unrest in the Middle East, ...

David goes to Immigration; Taiwan impasse end seen Malaya ... offshoot of the controversial deportation last month of 14 Taiwanese to Beijing, ... In the absence of an apology, OFW hiring was subjected to stringent ...

Stop treating workers as exports Zamboanga Today Online Taiwan has just recently threatened to send home thousands of Filipinos ... the fact that the OFWremittances comprise more than 10% of the country's GNP. ...

BSP to review remittance targets amid Mideast unrest, Japan disaster GMANews.TV The central bank also projects OFW remittances to breach $20-billion this year. ... Hong Kong ($362.5 million), and Taiwan ($121.7 million). ...