Indonesians in Taiwan

Indonesians in Taiwan

Total population
144,651 with Indonesian nationality (2010)
Regions with significant populations
Various
Languages
Indonesian, Javanese, other Indonesian languages, or Taiwanese languages
Related ethnic groups
Various ethnic groups in Indonesia

Indonesians in Taiwan form one of the island's larger communities of foreign residents. There are 144,651 people who have nationality of the Republic of Indonesia reside in Taiwan as of December 2010.^[1] Including 19,554 males and 125,097 females.^[1] And 136,679 people are served as foreign labors.^[1]

In other way, 26,980 Indonesians (many of them have Chinese ancestry, such as Hakka people)^[2] had immigrated to Taiwan through international marriage, most are female, and some had naturalized into ROC citizenship.^[1]

In Taiwan, employers can also be fined if they force muslim workers to come into contact with pork. In Chiayi city a couple was fined for doing that to an Indonesian worker, in addition to other offences such as a long workday and threats of deportation.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Statistics" (in Chinese). National Immigration Agency, ROC. http://www.immigration.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1095285&ctNode=29699&mp=1. Retrieved 2011-02-13. 
2. ^ 林柔辰, 湯九懿 (2008-01-05). "台灣客家文化研究新面向─張翰璧教授與東南亞女性移民" (in Chinese). NCU Hakka College E-Paper. http://140.115.170.1/Hakkacollege/big5/network/paper/paper72/02_01.html. Retrieved 2011-06-20. 
3. ^ Staff Writer, with CNA (Mon, May 30, 2011). "Couple faces fine for forcing Muslim to handle pork". Taipei Times: p. 2. http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2011/05/30/2003504535. Retrieved May 29, 2011.