Foreign investors come from South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore. One of these factories is Tainan, supplier to adidas-Salomon, Nike and the GAP, exporter of all kinds of garments to the markets of Germany, the USA and Japan. At Tainan, working conditions are inhuman. Mostly, both national legislation and ILO standards represent minimum standards which, as with the legal minimum wage, do not offer sufficient protection for the workers. At Tainan, neither the minimum wage nor the legally prescribed rate for overtime pay are being paid.
Overtime is compulsory and exceeds the legally prescribed maximum number of hours.
Union activities are being hampered. Sanctions for mistakes are excessive when compared to wages. Health and safety are being neglected. Female workers are being discriminated against. The minimum wage does not in any case cover workers' basic needs.