Triple Whammy: A Study on the Contemporary Situation and Problems of Indonesian Migrant Workers in Taiwan

This book is a collection of three researches looking into: (1) overcharging, high placement fees and training ceThis book is a collection of three researches conducted by the Asia-Pacific Mission for Migrants (APMM) in cooperation with theGraduate Institute for Social Transformation Studies, Shih Hsin University in Taiwan and the Centre for Environment, Gender and Development (ENGENDER-HK) and supported by the Women Empowerment in Muslim Contexts (WEMC) project.

The three studies were done to look into three problem areas: (1) overcharging, high placement fees and training centers, (2) extent of salary deductions and excessive fees, (3) and Terminal 3 corresponding to three phases of the migrant workers life – pre-deployment, actual employment and return. It aims to gather evidence in the hope of understanding the role and relationship among various power structures and authorities, namely the Taiwan and Indonesian Government and the Indonesian recruitment agencies and Taiwanese brokers and how they impact the lives of Indonesian women migrant workers in particular.nters, (2) extent of salary deductions and excessive fees, (3) and Terminal 3 corresponding to three phases of the migrant workers life – pre-deployment, actual employment and return.