India Plans Taiwan Labor Supply Pact While China Tensions Brew

  • India-Taiwan employment agreement to be inked as early as Dec
  • As many as 100,000 Indians can apply for jobs in Taiwan
Pedestrians in Taipei, Taiwan.Photographer: I-Hwa Cheng/Bloomberg
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India is forging closer economic ties with Taiwan with a plan to send tens of thousands of workers to the island as early as next month, according to senior officials familiar with the matter, potentially angering neighbor China.

Taiwan could hire as many as 100,000 Indians to work at factories, farms and hospitals, the officials said, asking not to be identified as the discussions are private. The two sides are expected to sign an employment mobility agreement by as early as December, the people said.