Taichung City Leads the Nation in Establishing a Multifunctional Service Center for Migrant Workers

As the number of international migrant workers and new residents grows day by day, the Taichung City Government, leading the nation, integrated resources from the central government, local government and universities to establish three service centers at ASEAN Square: the "International Migrant Worker Life Care Service Center," the "ASEAN Square Communication and Interaction Platform," and the "ASEAN Four Countries Representative Office in Taiwan Rotating Service Center," to safeguard their rights and interests in Taiwan. The centers were officially opened with a plaque unveiling on the 8th. Mayor Lin Chia-lung said this is an important milestone of the New Southbound Policy, which will help promote exchanges with ASEAN countries, and that Taichung is becoming a multicultural society, starting from ASEAN Square.

Mayor Lin Chia-lung, Executive Yuan Minister Without Portfolio Teng Chen-chung, Deputy Mayor Chang Kuang-yao, City Government Labor Affairs Bureau Director-General Huang Ho-ting, Economic Development Bureau Director-General Lu Yao-chih, Legislator Huang Kuo-shu, City Councilor Chiang Chao-kuo, City Councilor Chang Ya-min, City Councilor Chiu Su-chen and others unveiled the plaques to officially open the service centers. Ambassador Sung Tzu-cheng of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Central Taiwan Office, Director-General Ho Jung-tsun of the National Immigration Agency under the Ministry of the Interior, Director-General Huang Chiu-kuei of the Workforce Development Agency under the Ministry of Labor, and representatives of the offices of the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam were all present to witness the occasion; Mayor Lin also presented letters of appreciation to the ASEAN Square Building Management Committee, the 3rd Floor Self-Governance Association of ASEAN Square, and volunteers, thanking them for their long-term provision of services to migrant workers.

Mayor Lin Chia-lung said that the city government's establishment of the three service centers is an important milestone of the New Southbound Policy. Whether it is various aspects of life care, or the government affairs, tourism and business information provided by the representative offices, or even the educational and cultural exchanges provided by the communication and interaction platform of the Department of Southeast Asian Studies at National Chi Nan University, the government's resources and the university's energy are integrated all at once to provide the best and most diverse services. As a livable city, Taichung welcomes migrant workers and new residents from all countries to join.