Taipei, Aug. 2 (CNA) Eight Indonesian crew who have been stuck on their vessel for close to six months without pay in Kaohsiung Port, are looking for help returning home to their families, according to a local priest on Tuesday.
Dangdut music and the smell of cooking fill the air at the three-story Shelter Indonesia KDEI Taipei, a temporary home run by the Indonesian Economic and Trade Office to Taipei (IETO) for migrant workers awaiting deportation.
The 331m2 facility is one of six shelters established by the office and one of two that accepts workers who have “absconded” from their employers.
“Absconded” workers are those who have fled their place of legal employment, said Fajar Nuradi, director of the Indonesian Citizens Protection and Social Cultural Department at the IETO.
Yet at the shelter, where during an average stay of two weeks residents are
Taipei, Feb. 1 (CNA) Dangdut music and the smell of cooking fill the air at the three-story Shelter Indonesia KDEI Taipei, a temporary home for undocumented migrant workers awaiting deportation, run by the Indonesian Economic and Trade Office (IETO) to Taipei.
Taipei, Oct. 3 (CNA) Colorful costumes and cheerful music flowed from a museum in downtown Taipei Sunday at a festival honoring the art of batik, a traditional wax-resist dyeing technique from Indonesia.
Colorful costumes and cheerful music flowed from a museum in downtown Taipei yesterday at a festival honoring the art of batik, a traditional wax-resist dyeing technique from Indonesia.
The Batik & Ikat Festival, organized by the Indonesia Diaspora Network in Taiwan and held at National Taiwan Museum’s Namen Park branch, featured a series of Indonesian cultural activities, including traditional dancing and choirs, as well as batik art.
Taiwan-based Indonesians from all walks of life attended the event, which featured a fashion show with runway models in ikat shawls and long skirts made from beautifully dyed batik cloth.
Ikat refers to a patterning technique