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Dr Bonny Ling Writes on Labour Migration and Responsible Recruitment for Taiwan Insight

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20 February 2024. A new article by Dr Bonny Ling published by Taiwan Insight underlines the urgency for responsible recruitment of migrant workers in the wake of its recent elections and the newly-signed Taiwan-India agreement on migration.  Taiwan currently employs more than 750,000 migrant workers predominantly in manufacturing, construction and domestic care sectors, from the …

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‘Women’s Rights in the Blue Economy’ podcast featuring Dr Bonny Ling

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16 February 2024. In ‘Women’s Rights in the Blue Economy’, Dr Bonny Ling joins the discussion moderated by Prof. Leila Choukroune, alongside maritime specialist guests, Sophie Quinton and Pascaline Odoubourou.  The podcast ‘Our Rights in Action’ was launched by Leila Choukroune, Professor in International Law and Director of the University of Portsmouth’s Democratic Citizenship theme, …

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Business and Human Rights Postgraduate Class Co-taught by Dr Bonny Ling in Taiwan

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9 February 2024. WBI’s Director Dr Bonny Ling is back teaching a new class of students from academia and industry on Business and Human Rights [供應鏈企業責任與國際人權]” with Professor Yu-Fan Chiu at prominent university in Taiwan.  The postgraduate course “Corporate Responsibility and International Human Rights in Supply Chains” at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University will …

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Climate Resilience and Community – new WBI Research Initiative funded by Natural England Seed Corn Grant

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6 February 2024. Driven by the commitment to build a sustainable economy from the ground up, WBI will pilot a new project to research the impact of community gardening on the sense of health and wellbeing and level of climate agency experienced by minority groups.  This WBI initiative is supported by Natural England’s Seed Corn …

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WBI Conducts Workshops to Include Minority Voices in Health and Care Research

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2 February 2024. WBI is in the Raising Voices in Research Project with Action Hampshire to introduce harder-to-access communities to health and care research. We started this work in November-December last year to outline and demystify community research over two workshops. Our goal is to increase minority and migrant participation in community research and use …

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WBI announces the Taiwan Project for Business and Human Rights, a special collaboration with Law School in Taiwan

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29 January 2024. WBI launches the Taiwan Project for Business and Human Rights [台灣企業人權方案], with Professor Yu-Fan Chiu, renowned labour law professor at the National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University in Taiwan. It is a special project that builds on WBI’s strong expertise and programming ties to the Asia Pacific and the labour research of …

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Podcast Taiwanology

Dr Bonny Ling on Taiwanology – Taiwan’s Migrant Workers Have a Dream

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24 January 2024. In the latest episode by Taiwanology, WBI’s Director Dr Bonny Ling speaks to the host Kwangyin Liu for an insightful conversation on the incoming EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence and what this means for Taiwan’s businesses. Taiwanology is a podcast produced by CommonWealth Magazine, which discusses Taiwan’s geopolitics, technology and …

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One-Month Impact Overview of WBI’s Policy Brief on English-Chinese Terms in Taiwan’s Recruitment

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9 January 2024. One month after WBI published the policy brief “Recruitment Fees and Related Costs in Taiwan: Dictionary of English-Chinese Terms” on International Migrants Day on 18 December 2023, we share findings that highlight the impact generated by its release. The ‘Dictionary Brief’, authored by our Executive Director, Dr Bonny Ling, with the assistance …

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Prominent Business Magazine features WBI Director Dr Bonny Ling in an article on Business and Human Rights

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16 January 2023. WBI Executive Director Dr Bonny Ling was recently featured in an article by CommonWealth Magazine, which also references WBI’s Practical Guidebook for Taiwan’s SMES on Understanding the International Labour Organisation’s Indicators of Forced Labour. The article is part of a series on the topic of business and human rights, written in Chinese …

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WBI Attended Institute of Government and Public Policy’s Conference on Safeguarding Refugees & Asylum-Seekers

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12 January 2024. In October last year, our Director of Community Engagement Anita David attended the Institute of Government & Public Policy’s biannual Conference on Safeguarding Refugees and Asylum Seekers.  The Conference, delivered in partnership with In Professional Development and University of East London, explored partnership, collaboration and fostering integration and social inclusion amongst refugees and asylum …

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