Taiwan International Workers’ Association

Taiwan International Workers’ Association is rated 3 out of 5 in the category nonprofit organization management. Read and write reviews about Taiwan International Workers’ Association. TIWA was established in October 30, 1999. It is the first local NGO in Taiwan to work for the rights of both foreign spouses and migrant workers. The members of TIWA are experience labor activists and members of local unions. TIWA promotes inter-communication between local and migrant workers and fights for migrants’ rights. TIWA supports migrant workers’ self-empowerment, including helping them to organize their own ndependent organizations, such as the Taiwan Indonesian Workers’ Association (TIMWA) for the Indonesian workers and KaSaPi (a Filipino workers’ organization). TIWA also fights the racism and classism within Taiwanese society by organizing cultural events such as musical and dance concerts, cooking classes, poetry contests, and photo workshops, in order to challenge negative stereotypes of Southeast Asians in Taiwan. Since 2002, TIWA has also been organizing a wide network of international NGOs in Taiwan to form the Promoting Alliance for the Household Service Act (PAHSA). PAHSA is fighting for legal protection for domestic workers, who are not yet covered by the Labor Standards Law.