Imam

I am 27 and from Indonesia. There are 5 people in my family: my parents, my wife and 2 daughters. I came to Taiwan when I graduated from middle school at 18. Many people work overseas as fishermen. My father is a captain on a boat in Cirebon, were we live. I’ve always wanted to be in the fishing business. There are employment agencies. Many people came to Taiwan to be fishermen and that’s how I learned about the job opportunity. The agents helped us apply visas and we pay them a service fee. The agency deducted my wage to pay the fee. No one sponsored me. I send home living expenses of my family of about NT$18000; mainly my 2 daughters’ diapers and formula milk. I earn NT$ 25,000 a month, which is enough to buy a small fishing boat. My employer, who is also the captain of the fishing boat, provides a dormitory. I have my own room with a double bed. There are 10 Indonesian fishermen that hang out and dine together. The dorm is clean and comfortable. I am very happy here, because I have many good friends. I hope that I can stay in Taiwan for a long time.