[翻轉視界] 台灣國際勞工協會成員陳秀蓮

All persons, regardless of their nationality, race, legal or other status, are entitled to fundamental human rights and basic labor protections, including migrant workers and their families.

所有人，不論其國籍，種族，法律或其他地位，均享有基本人權和基本的勞動保障，包括移工與其家庭。

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原文及圖片授權來自於Humans of Taipei和TIWA台灣國際勞工協會

我家是做香燭批發的，從小我就穿著四個口袋的圍裙幫忙賣金紙。以前生意很好，每逢過年都有百萬進帳，爸爸常帶我們去各國旅行，日本、韓國、東南亞。中國剛開放觀光，我家也是第一批去玩的。爸媽不太管我們念書，媽媽覺得女生就去學個美容美髮好了。我出社會第一份工作，就是當化妝品牌的櫃姐。後來離職，當了一陣子書店員，因為對台灣有使命感，想為社會做點事，立志成為記者，所以插班考上文化新聞系。

My family was in the candle wholesale business, and since I was little, I would wear an apron with four pockets to sell joss paper with my family. Business was good back then, and we would make millions of NT$ each Lunar New Year. My father would take us everywhere—Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia. When China lifted its travel ban on Taiwan, my family was one of the first groups to go. My parents never cared much about our education, and my mother thought girls ought to work in beauty salons. My first job was a sales clerk at a cosmetics and beauty shop. I left my job later and became a bookstore clerk. Because I felt a calling and wanted to contribute to Taiwanese society, I set my sights on becoming a reporter. I switched majors and was accepted into Chinese Culture University’s Journalism and Communications College.

1. joss paper 金紙
2. lift the ban on travel 解除觀光禁令
3. never care much about 從不太在意
4. beauty salon 美容院
5. sales clerk 櫃姐、售貨員
6. cosmetics shop 美妝店
7. a calling 使命感、強烈願望
8. set your sights on sth 決心；立志*

*https://bit.ly/2zBVu6m

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念到社會學和馬克思，學到階級、勞動這些概念，開始對世界產生疑問；上楊祖珺的文化研究課，她帶我們去關心白米炸彈客楊儒門。以前覺得好人壞人的界線很清楚，會被警察抓的就是壞人，但旁聽開庭發現，楊儒門不像壞人，而且他的很多說詞都沒有被採納，例如他的炸彈即使「引爆」，也只會發熱冒煙；他說和警察約在警局外自首，但檢方認為他沒進派出所、是警方抓到他。社會上對於WTO架構下的農民處境，更是幾乎漠不關心。

When I started studying sociology and Marxism, I learned about concepts such as class struggle and the proletariat, and I began to have doubts about the world. When I took Professor Zujun Yang’s Cultural Studies course, she taught us about the Rice Bomber, Ru-Men Yang. Before, I felt that the line between good and evil was clear. Those captured by the police were all ”bad.” However, when I attended Ru-Men Yang ’s trial, he did not seem like a bad person. Parts of his testimony were inadmissible and ignored. For example, even though his bomb “exploded,” it only emitted smoke. Also, he said that he turned himself in outside the police station. However, the prosecution felt that since he did not enter the station, the police were the ones who caught him. Moreover, at the time, most people were apathetic to the plight of farmers under the WTO framework.

9. sociology 社會學
10. Marxism 馬克思主義
11. class struggle/class warfare 階級鬥爭
12. the bourgeoisie （馬克思主義理論中的）資産階級，資本家階級
13. the proletariat 工人階級；無產階級
14. the distinction between good and evil 善與惡之間的區別
15. testimony（尤指法庭上的）證詞，證言
16. inadmissible （在法庭上）不可接受的，不能採信的
17. emit smoke 散發煙霧
18. prosecution （被）起訴；（被）檢舉；訴訟
19. turn sb in 將（某人）送交警方
20. apathetic（尤指對重要事情）不關心的，無動於衷的
21. the plight of... ...的困境，窘境
22. framework（建築物等的）架構，框架

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後來就到處抗爭。楊儒門的事告一段落，我又回去念書，因為對新聞產業有一定認識，覺得當記者也就那樣，所以跑去念世新社發所。黃德北老師鼓勵我們去社運團體看看，我選擇來台灣國際勞工協會（TIWA）當志工，就從2007年待到現在。

I later protested (Ru-Men Yang’s treatment) everywhere. Ru-Men Yang’s case eventually came to an end, so I returned to my studies. After I got to know the news industry a little better, I felt that I had pretty much learned what being a news reporter was like. So, I wanted to learn something new and began studying at the Graduate Institute for Social Transformation Studies at Shih Hsin University. There, Professor Te-Pei Huang encouraged us to experience social organizations, so I became a volunteer at the Taiwan International Workers' Association. I've been here since 2007.

23. protest (v.) 抗議
24. come to an end 完結，結束
25. return to 回到
26. encourage us to... 鼓勵我們去作某事
27. social organization 社會組織

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從事移工相關工作，才讓我真正看到人的樣貌。剛到TIWA時，我協助一位看護工轉換雇主，她照顧的阿嬤覺得子女不要她了才找外勞照顧，又覺得自己生病，老公一定跟年輕看護工有染，所以阿嬤對她很壞，一直罵她、還把吃剩的骨頭丟進她的碗裡。

Being in this line of work has really opened my eyes to what people are truly like. When I began work at TIWA, I assisted a foreign care worker in transferring to another employer. The grandmother she took care of felt that she was abandoned by her children, so she contracted the worker to care for her. She then thought that her husband cheated on her with the worker, and became quite nasty. She would yell at the worker and once threw leftover bones in her bowl.

28. line of work 行業*
29. open sb’s eyes 使（某人）認清，使（某人）了解
30. foreign care worker 外籍看護
31. transfer to（使）調動；（使）跳槽
32. be abandoned by 被…遺棄

*https://bit.ly/2X0TUmu

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我記得有次在新北市政府開完協調會出來，剛好是耶誕節，耶誕城有尖尖的、像竹筍一樣的耶誕樹，她跟我說「姊姊，可以在這裡跟妳合照嗎？」然後眼淚擦一擦，拍照時又露出開心的笑容。原來，她是要拍給越南的家人看看，她在台灣有台灣人朋友。他們無論在台灣被怎麼糟蹋，在家人面前總會設法表現出混得很好的樣子，逢年過節就寄一箱禮物回家、買玩具給小孩。

I still remember this mediation session in New Taipei City. It was Christmas at the time, and the “Christmasland” in New Taipei City had these Christmas trees shaped like bamboo shoots. The foreign care worker said to me, “Sister, could I take a photo with you here?” She wiped away her tears and did her best to put on a smile for the photo. She wanted to show her family in Vietnam that she was doing well in Taiwan, even though she was mistreated. Every New Year, she would do her best to send back a box of gifts with toys for the children.

33. a mediation (session) 協調會，調解會
34. bamboo shoots 竹筍
35. put on a smile 露出笑容
36. do well 過得好 ; 做得好
37. be mistreated 虐待

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另一個我不太能接受的事情是，好像移工沒有被虐待，就不值得被關心。台灣人傾向從溫情或人權的角度，而不是從勞動者的角度去看移工。

Another thing I cannot accept is that no one cares about foreign workers unless there is news of their maltreatment. The Taiwanese people need to consider them as legitimate workers and not only care about them when there is a human rights violation.

38. cannot accept 無法接受
39. maltreatment 被虐待
40. legitimate 合法的，正當的，法律允許的
41. human rights violation 人權侵害

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六年多前我爸過世，我哥接手後力求創新轉型，改走精緻路線，例如設計防小人金、寵物金紙，算是重新撐起家裡的事業。最近七月半是旺季，我還是得回家幫忙手工包裝還有折蓮花。人跟好兄弟都能共存了，活人的世界有些標籤和界線，想想實在滿荒謬就是了。

Six years ago, my father passed away. My brother took over and tried to reinvigorate and transform the family business. He designed specialized joss paper to ward off backstabbers and even joss paper for dead pets. July is the peak season for the business, so I went back home to help out. I hand packed the products and folded paper lotus flowers for the dead. It's funny that we can get along with the dead, but we still attach labels to the living and draw lines between us. It’s quite ridiculous when you think about it.

42. pass away 過世
43. ward sb/sth off 避開；阻止；擋住
44. a backstabber 背後插刀者；背後講壞話的人
45. peak season 旺季
46. fold paper lotus flower 折紙蓮花
47. attach a label to someone 對(人)貼標籤
48. draw a line (between something) 畫界線*

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故事網站連結:
https://storystudio.tw/gushi/chen-siou-lian-interview/

資訊與照片出處:
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我們幫客戶安神位時，也會幫客戶去批發店買金紙~小編一直覺得很好奇，為什麼拜祖先時，老師都買金紙不買銀紙呢？以前看到阿公阿嬤在拜祖先都會拿一大堆的金銀紙~~

這時候老師出聲了:千萬不可拜銀紙！

裡頭的學問大不同～往往看到許多人在拜祖先的時候都會燒銀紙⋯
我們來看看為什麼不能燒銀紙。金紙它們又有什麼區別呢??

✅金紙是給神
✅銀紙是給遊魂

【祖先到底是神還是鬼?】
👼🏻祖先是神，不是鬼！我們的祖先牌位上面都會刻著「歷代祖先之神位」，牌位上很明顯地告訴你祖先是『神』，所以只能燒金紙給祖先！如果你燒銀紙，那祖先就會淪落為鬼魂，去陰曹地府下收錢；如果你燒金紙，祖先會變神，那祂就能去天上收錢！
你燒給祂什麼樣的紙，祂就會往那個地方去～
如果你把祖先當成是鬼那祂們一定不會保佑反而會修理你喔！

【什麼時候需要燒到銀紙】
當人往生時的那七天，我們只能燒銀紙，因為還沒頭七，死去的亡魂也還沒去投胎，這時候你燒金紙祂也收不到。當還沒投胎的鬼魂這時候就能燒銀紙了！！

另外好兄弟也是燒銀紙，因為孤魂跟神的格不同。

【金鋪店的為什麼在祭祖五大節都賣銀紙?】
常常都會有人問，我每次去買金紙，金舖店都給我一大包，他們都是這麼賣的～我們就這麼燒。因為許多的金舖店不懂，不懂的金紙、銀紙真正的邏輯道理，只管賣而不懂得裡面的含義！所以也不能怪他們拿錯商品給你!!!

【祖先何時需要拜?】
初一十五只要插三柱香。
拜祖先之重要五大節日：清明節、端午節、中元普渡節、九九重陽節、除夕，準備九疊刈金、三柱香、糖果餅乾水果簡單的即可。

當天有拜祖先，也一定要一起拜地基主唷!!!

【什麼時候要拜地基主?】
每逢祭祖五大節、及每月的初一十五，中午12點以前在大門口45度角拜!!
住家及做生意都要拜。住家燒三疊刈金、公司燒六疊刈金。

【拜初二、十六的迷思】
拜地基主不管是不是做生意或住家都要拜初一、十五，也稱為頭香！
因為土地公的生日是農曆的二月二日，老人家怕忘記，所以流傳給下一代都說地基主是拜初二十六、其實是不正確的唷!!!

【刈金的種類】
北部拜地基主及祖先用刈金、南部稱為四方金，兩種都是一樣的唷！！

【五色金】
五色金是大天金、大壽金、壽金、福金、刈金稱為五色金。拜土地公或辭祖時都會需要用到五色金。

🏠今天中午回來到了台中清水、在門外張老師的臉色不太好，因為這間房子對男主人來說是天剋地沖。代表名利也沒有，意思就是說事業看不見、錢財也看不見。住進這樣子的房子是非常糟糕的。每次只要遇到比較嚴重的狀況，張老師都要拿出掃把神幫他們化解危機。

🚫神明廳不可放頂樓
🚫主神不可放正中間
🚫書桌擺錯位置事業退休
🚫拜神祖先不可以用銀紙
🚫寅山的錯誤觀念

🙇🏼‍♀️寅山是什麼？
媽媽提到：方位不可以座寅山、一直跟張老師說我們的方位是不對的。讓張老師一頭霧水～很多人不了解的時候都會上網去查Google大神、或是看電視 很多的新聞頭條都會提到寅山的方位會禍害子孫、住在裡面的人會容易有問題、阿達阿達～

👿張老師告訴大家：很多人喜歡研究風水命理，一定有聽說過東四命、西四命。而八運分為「乾、兌、離、震、巽、坎、艮、坤」等八種宅形！意思是說不管哪個生肖去住，結果都會是一樣的。手上有這本書的，可以立即丟掉了！這跟筆劃姓名學無兩樣，都是以偏概全！

🙅‍♂️網路上99.99%的風水都是錯誤的，都是胡說八道的，沒有科學根據沒有邏輯，看圖說故事、以訛傳訛都是不正確的。人會生病、孩子會有問題，不是依照八運方位來判定。要看整個住家的格局來論斷，有些方位適合你。但是不適合其他人，看的就是生肖、看的就是年命！再譬如說，王永慶住過的房子給你住你也不一定會發財是同樣的道理！

▶️拜神燒的紙是金紙
當我們看到神明廳時，媽媽也拿出了她們平常所拜的銀紙，這都是不正確的。神跟祖先都是神，金紙是燒給神的，銀紙才是燒給好兄弟的。媽媽說她去香舖店時，老闆就是拿銀紙給她～大家知道為什麼嗎？因為金香店的人他們賣的東西自己不一定會去研究它的由來是什麼很正常，他只要賣給你他有收到錢就好了。因為他們是批發商是生意人，為的就是賺錢。

▶️書桌擺放的位置很重要
書桌也有它應該要擺放的位置。客廳？房間？廚房？餐廳？看你的功能是什麼、書桌是誰在用的？是學生用的還是工作在用的？它都有擺放的位置存在。一張書桌就可以引起事業衰敗、就是因為擺放的位置錯誤，讓他的事業工作肯定都不順！

🤕最後男主人也提到，目前尚無工作，這就如同張老師一進門所說的事業工作都不順、從一間房子的的擺設跟佈局就可以直接了斷告訴客人你們住在裡面會產生什麼影響。事業工作、錢財、感情、長輩緣子女、通通一清二楚、多也多不了、逃也逃不掉，這就是專業！每次只要張老師把家裡面的情況說完了，客戶總是佩服的五體投地～所以、居家的格局就是這麼重要！你怎麼擺，它就讓你產生什麼樣的現象！

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