The Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) said the number of migrant workers in Taiwan has increased rapidly to reach 706,060 people. Of these, 90 percent of them came from Indonesia and Vietnam.
According to Taiwan News, according to a report released by DGBAS on Saturday (1/5), the number of migrant workers in Taiwan increased by 3.3 percent over the same period last year.
The top three countries whose citizens are currently working in Taiwan in order of number are Indonesians with 271,000 (38.4 percent), Vietnamese at 221,000 (31.4 percent), and the Philippines at 154,000 (21.8 percent). In terms of gender, women make up the majority, with 385,000 female workers (54.6 percent), while there are only 321,000 male workers (45.4 percent).
As for employment, 447,000 (63.3 percent) work in manufacturing, construction, and agriculture. More than 70 percent of workers in this sector are male and 76.2 percent are under 35 years of age.
The next largest sector is household care and services, accounting for 259,144 (36.7 percent) workers. Of this group, 99.3 percent were women who 50 percent were between 35 and 44 years of age.
Meanwhile, the cities with the most migrant workers involved in manufacturing, construction, and agriculture are Taoyuan (91,000), Taichung (78,000), and New Taipei City (56,000). The cities with the most migrant workers involved in domestic care and services were Taipei with 44,000 and New Taipei City at 43,000.
