Editor's Note

Since the publication of our last issue of ML, Taiwanese society has been struck by tremendous events, the profound ramifications of which are just unfolding. In early September, the Mailiao incident brought the plight of migrant workers to the whole society in an unprecedented scale. Just as we were to finalize our analysis, the 921 earthquake shook the island, not only physically, but also politically. Amidst the tragedies and turmoil, the hideous nature of Taiwanese society has been relentlessly exposed just like the upturned earth on the fault line.

We combined the 3rd and 4th issue of ML, hoping to bring to our readers reports and analysis on both events. Our reports are by no means conclusive, as the shock waves are still felt in all sectors of the society. We therefore welcome contributions from everyone on these two pieces of our collective experience.

Due to logistic difficulties, the Asia-Pacific Mission on Migrant Filipinos (APMMF) is no longer able to participate as a co-publisher of ML. Yet, APMMF will keep providing its regular and important contributions to the newsletter. Some readers have inquired about the subscription of ML. Since this is a free publication, we do not require any fee from readers. Just drop us a line at our address below, and we are more than happy to mail you the newsletter regularly. We do, however, accept donations. Please remittent your donations to the postal accounts below. Your support, in whatever amount, will be greatly appreciated.

Acknowledgements
We would like to thank the following supporters for helping publishing this issue.

• Cool Louder Web Technical support
• San-Jou Lin Editing
• Jonathan Lassen Translation
• Shu-Hui Jien NT1,000 donation
• Fang-Ping Liu NT2,000 donation
• Robert Hsu US$100 donation
• Chinese Telecommunication Workers Union