Taiwan's army of migrant workers keep its chip economy running

COVID clusters in tech supply chain shine light on major vulnerability

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King Yuan is testing all of its 7,300 employees in Taiwan, including more than 2,000 migrant workers. (Photo supplied by company).

LAULY LI and CHENG TING-FANG, Nikkei staff writers

TAIPEI -- Cristylyn was getting ready for a regular night shift at King Yuan Electronics when she was asked to take a COVID-19 test. Filipino colleagues at the factory in Miaoli in western Taiwan had contracted the virus.

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