or more would be implemented.[21] Thus, the conditions in the respondents workplace worsened. On May 14, 1997, respondent Paramio got ill as a result of the employers failure to give breakfast on the said date and dinner the night before. [22] His manager still ordered him to work. When he pleaded that he be allowed to take some rest, the manager refused. Respondent Paramio was, instead, made to carry a container weighing around 30 kilograms. Due to his condition, the container slipped from his hands and he injured his thumb. He was brought to the hospital where he was operated on and treated for his wound.[23] Instead of giving him financial assistance for his hospital bills, his employer told him a week after his release from the hospital that it would be better for him to go home to the Philippines to recuperate. An official from the Taiwanese Labor Department intervened for respondent Paramio and his employer was told that it had no right to repatriate the respondent because the accident which caused the injury happened while the latter was at work.[24] Although his wound had not yet healed, respondent Paramio was made to report for work. After eight hours of working, his broker advised him that as per the doctors orders, he was still on sick leave from May 14 to June 30, 1997. Hence, he could not yet be compelled to work. The respondent then stayed in his quarters to recuperate. On June 5, 1997, respondent Paramio received his paycheck, but was flabbergasted when he discovered that his employer had deducted NT$4,300 from his salary, representing his plane ticket back to the Philippines. Furthermore, his sick leave from May 14 to June 5 were not included in his check. [25] Still, he was not repatriated. On July 1, 1997, he reported back to work, only to be assigned to do the second hardest job in the company, carrying containers weighing about 30 kilograms in the dyeing department.[26] Although his thumb hurt, respondent Paramio had to endure the pain to earn more money.[27] After a week, respondent Paramio was transferred to the Lupo Department, the hardest job in the factory, where he was made to carry about 200 meters of maong cloth.He then set it and carried the same to the dyeing department. When he could no longer bear the pain in his thumb, he took a break. When the manager saw him resting, he was ordered to return to work. Respondent Paramio refused and contended that he could not resume work because of his thumb injury. Incensed, the manager told him that he had to stop working and would just have to wait for his plane ticket for his repatriation. The respondent did as he was told. The next day, Fabian Chua, the local representative of the petitioner PSRI, arrived and asked the respondent why he did not report for work. Respondent Paramio explained that his thumb injury made it impossible for him to perform his assigned tasks. On September 23, 1997, he was given his paycheck and a plane ticket to thePhilippines. He was told that the amount of NT$3,700 was deducted from his paycheck because he neglected his duty. At around eight oclock that evening, respondent Paramio was repatriated to the Philippines.[28] Meanwhile, PSRI representative Fabian Chua renewed his warning to the remaining respondents/employees not to complain about the working conditions. But respondents