1. Taiwan to boost agricultural migrant worker quota to 20,000
 

The Ministry of Labor (MOL) said Friday that the quota of agricultural migrant workers in the country will be increased to 20,000, from the current 12,000.　The additional agricultural migrant workers will be assigned to crop farming, livestock farming, and "outreach agricultural services," the ministry said.　Prior to the decision by the MOL's cross-border workforce policy consultation committee on Friday, the ministry had a quota of 12,000 agricultural migrant workers.　There were already 8,505 workers in the country as of June, and the MOL had anticipated that at least another 3,500 would arrive by the end of the year.

2. Building a Green Care Blueprint Together: The Fisheries Agency Partners with Local Fishermen's Associations to Promote Warm Meal Provision

To address dietary and nutritional issues in remote fishing villages and to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of "No Poverty," "Zero Hunger," and "Good Health and Well-being," the Fisheries Agency of the Ministry of Agriculture has initiated a Warm Meal Provision Program from 2023 to 2024. This program brings together 12 fishermen’s associations and organizations, including those from Keelung, Changhua, Donggang, Ziguang, Taichung, Hualien, Linbian, Su’ao, Chiayi, Tainan, and Xingda Port, as well as the Changhua Aquaculture Development Association. The initiative aims to support local residents through challenging times by providing warm meals to senior citizens, individuals with disabilities, low-income households, and those in urgent need within fishing villages. To date, over 130,000 beneficiaries have been served.