(2) In 2022, three studies were completed: A Review Study on Taiwan’s
Situation and Development of Migrant Workers in Social Welfare through
International Labor Conventions; Comparative Study on Regulation and
Protection of Industrial Migrant Workers in Taiwan ; and Legal Strategies to
Eliminate Social Discrimination against Indigenous People .
Taiwan has established the Council of Indigenous Peoples (CIP), the Hakka
Affairs Council (HAC), and the Mongolian and Tibetan Cultural Center under the
Ministry of Culture as well as the New Immigrants Development Fund, all of which
are dedicated to the preservation of culture, language and other related matters
pertaining to their respective ethnic groups. The Indigenous Peoples Basic Law,
Hakka Basic Act , and affirmative measures are also in place. Nevertheless, the
NHRC believes room for improvement remains in the promotion of equality among
ethnic groups, including in access to justice, naturalization, social security, and
policy participation.
The NHRC expects this independent opinion to be useful to the International
Review Committee (IRC) in its review, and recommends that the government
establish an oversight mechanism for ICERD to address inequalities and
discrimination caused by inadequacies in the legal system or lack of enforcement
as well as cultural stereotypes and implicit discrimination against ethnic groups.
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