Watchdog: Taiwan mills fail migrant workers

TAIPEI – Taiwan’s Control Yuan, the island’s independent government oversight body, has concluded that the country’s labour inspection system is structurally inadequate to identify or address forced labour conditions in its textile sector — findings that will concern global brands sourcing from the island.

The Control Yuan called for an independent, third-party complaint and remedy mechanism to replace the existing government hotline, which it said lacks meaningful remedies such as financial compensation.