Migrant Worker Flees Sexual Harassment, Nearly Loses Sight During Pregnancy; Harmony Home Helps Marginalized Children
A Taiwanese NGO, Harmony Home, assisted a migrant worker, A-Jia, who fled sexual harassment and nearly went blind during pregnancy. She successfully gave birth to premature twins who are now recovering. The organization is appealing for support for children regardless of their nationality.
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(CNA, Taipei, 14th, Reporter Tseng Yi-ning) A migrant worker, A-Jia (pseudonym), who has been in Taiwan for 7 years, chose to run away due to sexual harassment from her employer's elder relative. The stress of long-term hiding and malnutrition caused her to nearly lose her sight during pregnancy. With the help of the Harmony Home Foundation, she gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, weighing just around 1 kilogram each, who are now gradually regaining their vitality.
A-Jia came to Taiwan to work in 2019 but was repeatedly sexually harassed by her employer's elder relative. Even when she sought help, she was mocked for "bickering with an old man," and her agent told her to endure it.
Isolated and helpless, A-Jia chose to flee. However, the long-term stress of hiding and malnutrition led to her near-blindness when she later became pregnant. In January of this year, her blood pressure soared past 240mmHg, and she was sent to Harmony Home for help. She was rushed to the hospital and gave birth via C-section to a son weighing only 1360 grams and a daughter weighing 800 grams.
The little brother and sister were covered in tubes from birth. Fortunately, under the care of the medical team, they are now over three months old and gradually regaining their vitality. The brother now weighs 4500 grams, and the sister has grown to 2300 grams.
Yang Chieh-yu, founder of the Taiwan Harmony Home Foundation, stated in a press release that children should not lose their chance at life because of the humiliation their mothers endured or the wrong choices they made. The adults' choices may be born of helplessness, but a child's heartbeat is honest and precious. These lives in incubators are brave, and the meaning of Harmony Home's existence is to not let these lives wither away alone in the dark.
Wang Kuan-ting, director of placement at the Taiwan Harmony Home Foundation, pointed out that A-Jia's story is just the tip of the iceberg. Many migrant workers flee for fear of seeking help, turning their babies into "invisible children" outside the system. But the right to medical care and survival knows no nationality. Harmony Home will continue to stand on the front line as the last line of defense for these marginalized lives and hopes for support from relevant authorities.
The Harmony Home Foundation invites all sectors of society to support the "Full-Day Care Program for Children Regardless of Nationality." It is because of public support that these children on the margins of society can grow up in an environment full of love and safety, and have a future with hope. For more information, visit the Taiwan Harmony Home Foundation's official website at https://www.twhhf.org/, or call 02-2738-9600 ext. 17. (Editor: Kuan Chung-wei) 1150514
A-Jia came to Taiwan to work in 2019 but was repeatedly sexually harassed by her employer's elder relative. Even when she sought help, she was mocked for "bickering with an old man," and her agent told her to endure it.
Isolated and helpless, A-Jia chose to flee. However, the long-term stress of hiding and malnutrition led to her near-blindness when she later became pregnant. In January of this year, her blood pressure soared past 240mmHg, and she was sent to Harmony Home for help. She was rushed to the hospital and gave birth via C-section to a son weighing only 1360 grams and a daughter weighing 800 grams.
The little brother and sister were covered in tubes from birth. Fortunately, under the care of the medical team, they are now over three months old and gradually regaining their vitality. The brother now weighs 4500 grams, and the sister has grown to 2300 grams.
Yang Chieh-yu, founder of the Taiwan Harmony Home Foundation, stated in a press release that children should not lose their chance at life because of the humiliation their mothers endured or the wrong choices they made. The adults' choices may be born of helplessness, but a child's heartbeat is honest and precious. These lives in incubators are brave, and the meaning of Harmony Home's existence is to not let these lives wither away alone in the dark.
Wang Kuan-ting, director of placement at the Taiwan Harmony Home Foundation, pointed out that A-Jia's story is just the tip of the iceberg. Many migrant workers flee for fear of seeking help, turning their babies into "invisible children" outside the system. But the right to medical care and survival knows no nationality. Harmony Home will continue to stand on the front line as the last line of defense for these marginalized lives and hopes for support from relevant authorities.
The Harmony Home Foundation invites all sectors of society to support the "Full-Day Care Program for Children Regardless of Nationality." It is because of public support that these children on the margins of society can grow up in an environment full of love and safety, and have a future with hope. For more information, visit the Taiwan Harmony Home Foundation's official website at https://www.twhhf.org/, or call 02-2738-9600 ext. 17. (Editor: Kuan Chung-wei) 1150514