with the smugglers, when lion said sadly, what's your story. ready like numbers, women, especially and victims of violence take part and send us your story. the a chain always to understand this new culture. so you are not a visitor, not a guest. you want to become a citizen. in phil migrants, your platform for reliable information, visit the deputy news aisha coming up to date, how china taiwan tensions have migrant workers in taiwan, on edge hundreds of thousands of southeast asians live and why can taiwan but language barriers and fears over job losses are taking their toll on them, our correspondent reports,

and with smog season fast approaching delhi rolls out its latest plan to fight the toxic fumes electric vehicles. ah irish energy, welcome to the w news. asia ledger could join us. recent tensions between china and taiwan. also having an impact on a somewhat hayden community, se ation migrant workers in taiwan. according to official records, there's nearly 700000 of them working on the self governing islands, their workforce, the in factories and as caregivers. but the uptake intentions across the taiwan straits has left them bodied for their future in the event of a dangerous escalation. they deborah correspondence, zachary li reports as

a mega worker in taiwan. when use up law works hard to support his family back home . he, indonesia, he's never been interested in politics. i'll erase intentions between china and taiwan. have started to worry him for my family. indonesia is asking if it's still safe here, man. and whether there will be a conflict. but yeah, if the worst happens, they've asked me to just come home. i know that about the buddha and his colleagues . now talk about tie one china relations every day. after spending over 7 years in taiwan, he could never have imagined need in to plan a war time vacation. to get a worried about a war here, especially since the u. s. did not intervene in the warn ukraine medical. i know you that for now, i don't think the possibility of wars very high. but i haven't heard of any evacuation plan either. i mean by the iowa william de la tower has nearly

700000 migrant workers, mostly on vin, them in the lisa in the philippines. molar, half of them worked in, in many victory in factories. others working as caregivers or nanny guild, that a new can is one of them. she lip, lip philippines to come to taiwan in 2015 and now works as a domestic hoper bunk and also church a migrant workers union. and has found that worries about a possible taiwan conflict, r y spread in the philippines community here. it seems like if some day this our price for our inner dal wire and we don't know where can we go? goes in by one. also the, the problem here is where the language barrier or the migrants in the loop classes . so yeah, we cannot guarantee of ourselves here, but we tried to comport each other that we had to be prepared. an inc and his re,

deed who passport and personnel document in case open emergency vacation. alexa, buddha bless you fervently hoped that the war won't break out here. and there won't be a conflict and everyone stays safe right now and work safely and happening here. most migrant workers prefer to move to tie when do 2 beta salaries you taiwan 2 depends heavily on them. but separate the in other words, they can say that a wall would append or le considerations and jeremy not from or from perth in australia is erotic. i've another, she's a doctoral student at the university of western australia and her research looks at relation between taiwan and southeast asian countries. he's coming out welcome. your research also looks at southeast asian migrant workers in taiwan. and in the recent article, you have a quote to the saying they are like code orphans or 2nd class citizens in taiwan.

why do you say that? yeah, because this mike and workers, i usually experience discrimination in their daily lives at the, at their work place in the when they go with the taiwanese society. and some of them are not call for i'm there, tie one neighbors, thunder. so workers, my can work us working in the social welfare industries are mostly not covered under the tie one labor on her back. what does that mean? means that they are excluded from excluded from the benefits of minimum wage. thankfully the hours holiday and also labor in with the condition their, their position like a 2nd class citizen in taiwan. but do you think that that extends also to

when it comes to taiwan making plans? when in the, in the event of war with china, china is this large migrant population being excluded from those plans as well. it could be i so far i haven't heard any plan or a question when if the, if this is if the situation is high one right? first this workers are not stupid. some entire one. yeah. not one. and they're not high one, they're migrant. so they really the, on the support or protection given by their home countries, either from indonesia, philippines, part, pilar, or c at moms. so when it comes into future conflicts in the taiwan

strait, when it comes into question plan, they will really depend on their government in their home country. how then the government in junk are, for example, or in money la, protect them. if i quit them from the crisis from the potential conflict, so why, of course, when it comes to question plans, a country will prioritize and this work, i'm not citizen and why not do some one. so really depend on the front section from their own government and their, their government do not have relations with one when they don't have diploma relation. it will cost a limited engagement. it would cost a limit, the direct communication between governments and when it comes to the question plan, then you need a fatty clear plan on how the plan and communication on how to evolve weight

in which point that they should go from their place in order to find a safe place for them to stay for a while while waiting for the for the flight to come to safe. we'll have to leave it there for the timing with thank you so much for joining us to the erotic of in our, from the university of western australia. thank you so much. ah, the air in india's capital deli, some of the most polluted in the world and vascular pollution accounts for some 40 percent off it. the city has decided it's time for a change and is placing its bets on the electric vehicles 22 year old because to her is a food and grocery delivery rider in delhi. he recently switched from his patrol, fueled bike, do an electric one, which he rents on a monthly basis from this center. he's happy with this move for 2 reasons. he

saves fuel money and the environment. 1000000000 with is i got, when did i buy? go get. i deli has so many cars and other vehicles this so much pollution that it harms our health, especially when this traffic up anyway, there's no such harmful impact with electric bike sway lower because i knew that that deli had frequently been rated the most polluted city in the world, regular emissions make up nearly half the problem. the boom in e commerce and food delivery services has meant that these 2 dealers are everywhere . the deli government wants half their new fleet to be electric in 6 months. with an aim to bring down the seduce pollution lot, the delhi government launch. it's e v policy in 2020 under which it offers the subsidies and that exemptions to consumer view of electric lakers. recently the state government has also announced its bland could work nearly 80 percent of its entire bought lead into electric by 2025 more

e bike rental services are popping up around the city. but not everyone is confident about the uptake. india perfect, i don't think this can succeed in india because it's very hard to maintain the required infrastructure here. oh, and the vast populations such as ours, yet where most of the people are not very well read will never be able to maintain something like this. happy, oh boy, law man by made are buying a metal mitty sort. maybe my opinion is this will not work here. people who don't have the right mentality for it because it's not just the vehicles which caused pollution. there are other factors too horrible. but our gosh, good though, the founder of e by companies. zip electric says the government's support means that dime is right for this transition. that he believes a big switch now can be crucial. that abdomen didn't delete gifts in our country, delivering goods. if i shift it all to electric date and you can open our website, zip dot up. we'll see that we've saved about 23000000 kilos of carbon. you know,

in the last few years by deploying these electric vehicles and what, how many vehicles we've deployed, just about 7000, that's just scratching the surface with the annual spike in pollution around the corner. once again, delhi is desperate for sustainable solutions because for one is hopeful that the switch to electric vehicles could be an impact through one starting with the theme of transport and big cities. there was a time when this was the norm in beijing and cities all over china, streets filled with bicycles for years. it was the principal way to get around for everyone but a privileged few. but cycling fell out of fashion when a growing middle floss done to cause. now after covert 19 and it's locked downs, people want out of beijing's germs to rediscover the joys of to win transport.

china hasn't tired of its old level fire when bikes, more and more people are peddling past the landmarks of beijing and re discovering the city from a new vantage point down was the one that i like cycling in the city because i discover many hidden corners, places that i normally wouldn't realize, are they, even for some routes that i've been on 3 or 4 times? i can still be surprised by little discoveries each time i write past her what that is, why i love writing in the city. the number of cyclists has risen in the city since the pandemic hit china stringent locked downs and a 0 corporate policy left many desperate to be outdoors and some are willing to fork out thousands of euros for high and bikes really badly, power has become lifestyle, unquote. concura, it was really quick and sudden i've seen

a growing number of people riding on the streets this year. and now i've many more friends to our goal is that we often talk about each other's bikes. so it's very interesting and i really enjoy this dog and got it. this summer bicycle sales increased by 160 percent according to one online window. and what new enthusiasts enjoy more than anything is the camaraderie that comes to fighting together. cycling, bathing, always a pleasure. that said for today we'll see you here tomorrow. good bye. every day for us and for our planet. global ideas is on its way to bring you more conservation. how do

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a peek into the future and ride the rails with a clean running train powered by hydrogen. and italy frets of a rising gas prices and not just because of the cost of heating. we'll look at the sticky debate surrounding pasta. hello, welcome to the show. i'm steven beardsley in berlin. it's good to have you with us . the german government is bowing rapid cash assistance for small and mid sized companies facing massive energy bills. this winter, the german economy minister meeting today with industry groups from across the country. they've been pressuring berlin for help, as energy prices sore to record heights, leaving them unable to pass costs along to consumers. some firms are already lowering production industry leaders are meanwhile warning of growing insolvency. s o economists are now projecting a winter recession for germany saying the economy will likely contract in 2023.