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SCALABRINIANS IN TAIWAN
Migration to Taiwan started in the late 1980s in response to demand for labor in small
industries. However, without an official immigration policy, the flow was mostly of
workers who entered as visitors and remained after the expiration of their visa. At the
end of the 1980s it was estimated that close to 50,000 migrants were working in Taiwan.
An official immigration policy was adopted in 1991 to overcome scarcity of labor in the
private sector as well as in public works, such as major infrastructure projects.
Immigration was limited to four countries, namely Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and the
Philippines. In a few years, migrant workers in Taiwan have reached 270,000, mostly from
Thailand - employed particularly in construction and manufacturing - and the Philippines -
working in manufacturing and services.
The Scalabrinian Missionaries started their mission in Taiwan in 1994, when two
missionaries were sent to Taipei. After an initial period to study the language and coming
in contact with the migrant communities, the missionaries are now dedicating their
services as chaplains to the migrants in the Migrant Desk of the archdiocese of Taipei and
in the church of St. Christopher.
A second group of missionaries was sent to Kaohsiung in 1996 to minister to seafarers in
the Stella Maris Mission and as chaplains to the migrants of that diocese.
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TAIPEI
St. Christopher's
Church
No. 2 Lane 3
Tehwei Street
Taipei 104
Taiwan, ROC
Tel. (886-2) 2594-7914
Fax: (886-2) 2593-6420
Fr. Nilo Mantilla, c.s.
Fr. Reynaldo Saavedra, c.s.
Fr. Karolus Suwendi
Scalabrini International
Migration Network
2F, Sec. 3
Chungshan N. Rd.
Chungshan District
Taipei City
Taiwan, ROC
Lorna Kung
KAOHSIUNG
Stella Maris
Mission
37, Lai Nan Street
Kaosiung 80346
Taiwan ROC
Fr. Roger Manalo, c.s.
Fr. Bruno Ciceri,
c.s.
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