Maids usually earn around NT $ 1000 a month, while factory and store work can bring in an income of up to NT $ 2000-3000. It is little wonder that Chinese-Indonesians regard Taiwan, with its minimum wage of over NT $ 14,000, as a land of riches.
一般來說，當女傭的待遇平均一個月一千元新台幣，到工廠做工或當店員好一點的可以有兩、三千元收入，與台灣最低工資一萬四千多元相較，當地華人自然認為台灣是富庶之地。