What Do I Do at One-Forty? One of the most common questions I get in Taiwan is, “What do you do?” This post is my attempt to explain what exactly it is that I do here. Hopefully, it will not only help others understand but also help me clarify my own thoughts about what I aim to accomplish at One-Forty — all in alignment with the organization’s mission to make “every migrant’s journey worthy and inspiring.” Who Are Our Target Populations? This is a harder question to answer than I expected. On paper, my job is to nurture One-Forty’s Indonesian…
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You landed at the airport, exited the gate and saw a woman holding a placard “TKI berkumpul di sini” (female migrant workers meeting point). You assumed you’d stop and wait there. I followed the English signs because I could speak English. Thankfully, almost all signs are bilingual. I had to get the metro card and train ticket to the city centre. I had to follow a Line chat from my landlord with my 30kg suitcase, down an alleyway and into an old building. I had to carry that heavy suitcase up 4 flights of stairs. That was only the beginning.…