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ScottSommers · Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 82 Location: Taiwan

I just found out about this organization. It was founded to address

EOD · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 167 Location: Taiwan

Not that it means much but they have my full support.

mjed9 · Joined: 25 Oct 2003 Posts: 242

I don't know... the acronym does spell DAFFT!

MTurton · Joined: 10 Mar 2004 Posts: 107

Is this a joke site? But she seems serious.

Confronting this level of discrimination has made us realize that, no matter how much we contribute on the job, as foreigners we are simply not as secure in our jobs as are our Taiwanese colleagues.

No....really? Welcome to Taiwan, Dr. Silvio. Except that the locals are not very secure either, and foreigners get cut a lot of slack here.

Michael

ScottSommers · Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 82 Location: Taiwan

Yes, this is completely serious. I signed the petition, but in a sense, it's naive. As I posted on Taipei Kid, most of the problems that they talk about are problems only for those working at national schools. I already hold administrative positions at my school and my boss is a White American. The Chair of the English Department has been a foreigner, as have Chairs at Fuda and Tunghai (and I am sure other schools). I can also say for a fact that foreign teachers receive money through the Private University Teacher's Pension Plan. It's not an impressive amount of money, but except for the physical, where I teach, all things being equal, it's the same for me as it is for the local professors.

WorkingVaca · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 135

ScottSommers · Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 82 Location: Taiwan

Until this year, foreigners teaching as faculty at a university did not need a health check to obtain a visa.

killian · Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2004 3:43 am Post subject:

best wishes in helping taiwan along.

do you have any fear for having signed the petition? as you know, it is illegal for foreigners to be politically active in taiwan.

keep fighting the good fight.

killian · Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2004 3:43 pm Post subject:

is DAFFTstill alive? the link doesn't seem to work anymore. have they been iced already? i was happy that they even created such a page on the university system.

ScottSommers · Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 82 Location: Taiwan

The link is active,
http://english.ncu.edu.tw/news/040601/index.htm
It doesn't appear that much has been happening. Virtually everyone who has joined their group is Taiwanese, and not a single response or comment has been posted on their bulletin board.

Does anyone know something that I don't?

Aristotle · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 1388 Location: Taiwan

What exactly is their platform outside of not having to take a health exam every year.
Nice website but it needs a little more color and substance.
Good luck,
A.