TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ABSTRACT
PREFACE


1. INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………….9

1.1 Research Questions
1.2 Methodology
1.3 Challenges
1.4 Background of Foreign Migrant Workers into Taiwan
1.5 Why do Taiwanese Want Maids?


2. MAID IN TAIWAN……………………………....................................................18

3.1 Tasks Performed by Domestic Care Workers
3.1.1 Viki’s Story
3.1.2 Josephine’s Story
3.2 Employer’s Point of View
3.2.1 Mr. Wang’s Story
3.2.2 Mrs. Wu’s Story
3.3 MECO’s Perception of Why DHWs Run Away
3.4 DHWs Brought to Other Countries by Taiwanese Employers
3.5 What Happens if Workers Flee and Are Caught?
3.6 How Are Migrant Workers Making Their Voices Known?


3. I HAVE IT MADE IN TAIWAN………………………………………………...26

2.1 Why Workers Run Away
2.2 Taiwan’s Policies Towards Migrant Workers
2.3 Brokers
2.4 Placement Fees
2.5 Quota System
2.6 Job Description


4. DHWs AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS WITH TAIWANESE EMPLOYERS..34

4.1 Chinese Characteristics and Work
4.2 Boundaries Between Taiwanese Families and DHWs
4.3 Restrictions on DHWs and How They Effect Worker’s Interactions With Employers




5. COPING MECHANISM…………………………………………………………45

5.1 Actions Taken by The Philippine’s Representative(s) in Taiwan
5.2 Actions Taken by Taiwanese Organizations


6. CONCLUSION………………………………………………………………...…46

6.1 World Reactions and The Importance of Migrant Workers

TABLES……………………………………………………………………………...53

PICTURES…………………………………………………………………………...59

REFERENCES……………………………………………………………………….78

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