25 fév 2025
The Price of Work: A Brief on Widespread Migrant Worker Recruitment Fees in Taiwan’s Manufacturing Sectors
Résumé
Date indiquée: 25 fév 2025
Lieu: Taïwan
Entreprises
Johnson Controls - Employer , Hitachi (part of Hitachi Group) - EmployerConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: Chiffre inconnu
Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( 30 - Viêt Nam , Industries : Généralités , Gender not reported , Documented migrants ) , Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( 350 - Philippines , Industries : Généralités , Gender not reported , Documented migrants )Enjeux
Frais de recrutementRéponse
Réponse demandée : Oui, par Transparentem
Lien externe vers la réponse: (En savoir plus)
Mesures prises: The two companies in the joint venture "reacted immediately" to Transparentem's findings and within three months their joint venture reported it had reimbursed all current worker, and later several former workers. They said the reimbursement provided was calculated by using the highest amount reported to JCI-Hitachi regardless of receipts or other documentation from workers. Monthly service fees paid by workers to brokers were reimbursed too.
Type de source: NGO
Résumé
Date indiquée: 25 fév 2025
Lieu: Taïwan
Entreprises
Hantic Precision Technology - Employer , Meiko Electronics - Buyer , Bosch - Buyer , Denso - Buyer , ASE Technology Holding - Reported buyer , Continental AG - Reported buyer , Panasonic - Reported buyerConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: Chiffre inconnu
Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( 68 - Viêt Nam , Industries : Généralités , Gender not reported , Documented migrants )Enjeux
Frais de recrutementRéponse
Réponse demandée : Oui, par Transparentem
Lien externe vers la réponse: (En savoir plus)
Mesures prises: Meiko Electronics, Bosch and Denso confirmed Hantic was part of their supply chains. Within three months they reported that Hantic had implemented a zero-free policy and Hantic said it would reimburse workers beginning in mid-2025.
Type de source: NGO
Résumé
Date indiquée: 25 fév 2025
Lieu: Taïwan
Entreprises
VF Corporation - Buyer , Hugo Boss - Buyer , Singtex - Partner , GFUN Industrial (part of Singtex) - Employer , Helly Hansen - Reported buyerConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: 200
Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( 60 - Viêt Nam , Industries : Généralités , Gender not reported , Documented migrants )Enjeux
Frais de recrutementRéponse
Réponse demandée : Oui, par Transparentem
Lien externe vers la réponse: (En savoir plus)
Mesures prises: Singtex, GFUN's parent company, VF and Hugo Boss replied to Transparentem. One week after Transparentem’s outreach, workers were no longer charged monthly service fees by brokers, as confirmed by Singtex and workers. In January 2025, Singtex, VF, and Hugo Boss said that reimbursement of recruitment fees was in progress but not yet completed.
Type de source: NGO
Résumé
Date indiquée: 25 fév 2025
Lieu: Taïwan
Entreprises
Amazon.com - Buyer , Accton Technology - Buyer , Gianta - Employer , Broadcom - Reported buyer , Festool - Reported buyer , Promise Technology - Reported buyer , Sony - Reported buyerConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: 400
Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( Chiffre inconnu - Viêt Nam , Industries : Généralités , Gender not reported , Documented migrants )Enjeux
Frais de recrutement , Conservation des documents d'identité , Déni de liberté de mouvement , Mobilité restreinte , Conditions de vie précaires/inadaptées , Salaire impayéRéponse
Réponse demandée : Oui, par Transparentem
Lien externe vers la réponse: (En savoir plus)
Mesures prises: Gianta, Accton Technology and Amazon responded immediately to Transparentem’s findings. Accton Technology confirmed the direct supplier relation to Gianta. In December 2024, Amazon advised Transparentem that it had investigated the matter and could not confirm a supply chain relationship with Gianta. Subsequently, workers gave photos to Transparentem of motherboards (computer components consisting of the main panel of circuits) with Amazon’s name and the logo and the name of its subsidiary, Annapurna Labs. Transparentem described these photos to Amazon in early January 2025, leading Amazon to reopen its consideration of this matter. On February 6, 2025, Amazon confirmed that Accton, which sourced from Gianta, provides “support” to Amazon’s subsidiary, Annapurna Labs.
Type de source: NGO
...In 2024, Transparentem investigators interviewed 22 migrant workers from Vietnam employed by four textile, electronics, and appliance suppliers in Taiwan. Our investigation found evidence of high recruitment fees paid by workers, in most cases requiring them to take loans, which put migrant workers at risk of debt bondage, which the International Labour Organization (ILO) has recognized as an indicator of forced labor. Transparentem found evidence of other labor abuses at one of the suppliers.
From June to September 2024, Transparentem sent reports to the four manufacturers (see table below) and 21 buyers with possible supply chain connections to them. The reports presented evidence of labor abuses and recommended actions that manufacturers and buyers should take to correct and remedy harm. We were encouraged that all four manufacturers and several buyers opted to take action to address the problems Transparentem found, including planning for reimbursement of recruitment fees and related costs at all four manufacturers, according to their reports. One of the buyers has already reimbursed an estimated $1.5 million to workers, and Transparentem expects significant additional amounts to be repaid to workers in the coming months...