[Editor's Note: To mark the International Migrants Day on Dec. 18, CNA is releasing a multipart series taking a look at the lives of migrant workers in Taiwan. Migrant workers play a major role in the local economy and society and bring along with them their traditions, culture and faith, which make Taiwan a more multicultural and vibrant society. The around 720,000 migrant workers from Southeast Asian countries represent about 3 percent of the country's population. Multiple stories will be published in the coming months.]
Yilan, March 19 (CNA) Filipino migrant fishermen in Nanfang'ao held a celebratory mass and basketball tournament Saturday to mark the first birthday of a seafarer's association founded to tackle rights violations and other labor issues.
Taipei, Dec. 26 (CNA) Hundreds of Catholics, mainly migrants, celebrated Christmas with songs and prayers on Sunday at a Taipei church in northern Taiwan, for the first time in two years.
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<strong>Cold forecast for north</strong>
Slightly cooler weather is forecast for northern Taiwan, and the north and east are likely to receive rain this week, as the nation’s weather is influenced by northeasterly winds, the Central Weather Bureau said yesterday. Temperatures are expected to drop to as low as 15°C to 17°C in northern and northeastern Taiwan today as the wind system strengthens, the bureau said. Temperatures in the affected areas would rise again starting on Tuesday as the winds weaken, but drop again starting on Friday as the winds regain strength, it said. Northern and eastern areas can expect occasional showers