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Filipino fishermen arrested for being illegal in Taiwan

by Asia Times staff May 24, 2019February 18, 2020

Two migrant fishermen from the Philippines were arrested on Wednesday by Taiwanese authorities in New Taipei City for illegally working and running away from their previous employers. At about 9 pm on May 22, while an entertainment fishing vessel at Shen-Ao Fishing Harbor was about to set off from the fishing port inspection office, officers […]

Yuen Long, New Territories. Photo: Google Maps

Hong Kong, Vietnam

Syndicate smuggling Vietnamese busted in HK

by Asia Times staff May 14, 2019February 18, 2020

The Sha Tin Magistrates’ Court where the case was heard. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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Two Vietnamese jailed for working illegally

by Asia Times staff March 8, 2019February 18, 2020

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Spa owner wields knife at Taiwan police

by Asia Times staff March 7, 2019February 18, 2020

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Illegals arrested at Taipei poultry market

by Asia Times staff February 28, 2019February 18, 2020

The industrial district in Kowloon where the illegal workers were arrested. Photo: Google Maps

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Triad probe after asylum seekers nabbed at catering factory

by Asia Times staff December 31, 2018February 18, 2020

The third precinct of the Tainan City Police Department, Taiwan. Photo: Google Maps

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Gambling raid finds two illegal workers sleeping on the job

by Asia Times staff December 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Wanfang Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan. Photo: Google Maps

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Caregiver arrested for allegedly knocking child unconscious

by Asia Times staff December 10, 2018February 18, 2020

The Shatin Magistrates’ Court in the New Territories. Photo: Google Maps

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Three jailed for working illegally in Hong Kong

by Asia Times staff November 15, 2018February 18, 2020

The Sha Tin Magistrates' Courts. Photo: Google Maps

Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, South Asia

HK employer, Indian asylum seekers jailed for illegal work

by Asia Times staff November 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Pasar Besar Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. Photo: Google Maps

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More than 50 illegal migrants arrested in Malaysia market

by Asia Times staff October 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. Photo: iStock.

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Vietnamese arrested for working illegally in Malaysia

by Asia Times staff October 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Batam in Indonesia. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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Catholic priest in Indonesia fights human traffickers

by Asia Times staff September 11, 2018February 18, 2020

Filipino helpers are sought after in major cities in China, but they are still not allowed to work there. Photo: Weibo

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Shanghai agency boss gets 8 years for placing Filipinos in jobs

by Frank Chen August 24, 2018February 18, 2020

A police raid saw the arrests of a local employer and two illegal workers in the city's Portas do Cerco area. Photo: Google Maps

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Macau man arrested for employing illegal workers

by Asia Times staff August 10, 2018February 18, 2020

The Fourth Branch of the police station of the Keelung City Police Department. Photo: Google Maps

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Ten illegal migrants try to jump off balcony during raid

by Asia Times staff July 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Tawau in Malaysia. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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Six migrant workers killed in speedboat crash on Borneo

by Asia Times staff July 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Raids were made across Hong Kong. Photo: Google Maps

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22 people arrested for illegally working in Hong Kong

by Asia Times staff May 7, 2018February 18, 2020

The highway connecting Kaohsiung County and Tainan County in Taiwan where police stopped the van. Photo: Google Maps

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Driver, eight illegal Indonesian workers arrested in Kaohsiung

by Asia Times staff March 23, 2018February 18, 2020

New Taipei City Poultry Marketing Cooperative and Affiliated Slaughterhouse in Tai Shan district, Taiwan. Photo: Google Maps

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Indonesians, Vietnamese held for illegal slaughterhouse work

by Asia Times staff January 18, 2018February 18, 2020

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