Project Report
| Jun 13, 2024
One-Forty Project Report 2024.vol 02
By Lucy Wen | Growth Marketing Specialist
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Unboxing! The Vibrant Lives of Migrant Workers After Hours
Have you ever wondered about the daily lives and living conditions of the 750,000 Southeast Asian migrant workers in Taiwan?
Most factory workers mostly reside in dormitories provided by their employers, where they look out for each other within their communities. On the other hand, migrant workers employed as caregivers for families often live with their employers. While some have their own rooms, many must constantly accompany those they care for, sometimes sharing a room with elderly individuals, further blurring the line between work and personal life.
Recently, we partnered with the Taiwanese YouTube team "HahaTai" to step into the daily living spaces of these migrant workers. We witnessed how, after work, they gradually create their own world through decorations in their rooms, thousands of kilometers away from home in Taiwan. Each item, brimming with memories, may signify blessings and longing from family and friends back home, or connections formed within Taiwan's community networks, supporting each other as they move forward together.
Through this opportunity, we have gained a deeper understanding of the diverse facets of migrant students. Apart from learning Chinese, some enjoy music and are learning to play guitar with classmates. Others engage in hiking, carrying trash bags whenever they have free time to clean up mountains and beaches with friends, spreading their love and care for the Earth.
The days of migrant workers in Taiwan are perhaps richer than we might imagine!
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Jun 12, 2023
One-Forty Project Report 2023 vol. 2
By Maureen Lee | Administration Personnel
Project: Build a Migrant Business School in Taiwan
TITLE OR SUBJECT OF REPORTOne-Forty Project Report 2023 vol.02
PROJECT REPORT
One-Forty is a non-profit startup committed to SEA migrant worker issue. Our mission is “Make every migrant journey worth and inspiring”. We also believe every person deserves to dream, and every story deserves listeners. To accomplish our mission, we are devoted to empower them with required skills and trainings, so they can regain self-awareness and self-confident with clear visions and better lives. In the process, we also aspire to improve structural economic issues.
Voice of Migrant
To present migrant workers’ stories to the Taiwanese public, our continued effort at One-Forty includes cultural exchanges, annual exhibition projects, as well as article and video series. We believe it takes long-term social action to reduce prejudice and stereotypes through empathy and understanding, and to spread hospitality and positivity.
This year, our topic is “My Hero's Journey in Taiwan.” We want to inspire migrants to record the journey in Taiwan. They may feel frustrated because of the language relationship along the way, or sometimes feel sad because of homesickness, but they can always overcome difficulties step by step and let ourselves be challenged. Growing up slowly, we are actually confident and brave "heroes" in this journey!
Also, we expand the nationality of applicants this year! From 2 nationalities ( Indonesia and Philippines) to 4 nationalities, which we added Thailand and Vietnam. We hope to inspire more migrants in Taiwan and look forward to their beautiful works.
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Mar 11, 2022
One-Forty Project Report 2022 vol.1
By Nicole | Project Leader
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Book & Host physical learning package
One-Forty is a non-profit startup committed to SEA migrant worker issue. Our mission is “Make every migrant journey worth and inspiring”. We also believe every person deserves to dream, and every story deserves listeners. To accomplish our mission, we are devoted to empower them with required skills and trainings, so they can regain self-awareness and self-confident with clear visions and better lives. In the process, we also aspire to improve structural economic issues.
Book & Host
To help overcome language barriers and cultural differences, One-Forty introduced the Book & Host Project for Migrants. The project includes a physical learning package catering to migrant workers, as well as a comprehensive online learning platform with instructors and more than 300 videos and livestreams. Migrant workers from across Taiwan can enroll in the project with no application fees. We hope to help them quickly get accustomed to their new jobs and new lives in Taiwan, and we also wish to contribute to quality interactions between them and Taiwanese people.
Our Impact
Embarking on a year of education, 63,000 migrant workers have joined us in learning online, and over 2,000 have received physical learning kits since 2019. Most migrant workers that had completed the project reported improved self-confidence as well as quality of both work and life. 92.5% also cited bettered interactions with their Taiwanese host families.
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Over 2,000 migrant workers received learning kits.
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