Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/11/17
By: Justine Su, Liu Kuan-ting, Yu Hsiao-han and Elizabeth Hsu 

Taipei, Nov. 17 (CNA) A controversial bill aimed at making existing labor laws more “flexible” was sent to legislative committees on Friday amid jostling and scuffling between ruling and opposition lawmakers.

The bill proposed by the Democratic Progressive Party government, designed to deal with the widespread complaints over the revisions to the Labor Standards Act the same DPP government passed in December 2016, was sent to committee after a vote held by Legislative Speaker Su Jia-chyuan (蘇嘉全).

Taking advantage of their big majority in the Legislature, DPP lawmakers decided to have the bill submitted to the social welfare, environmental hygiene and economic affairs committees for a joint review.

DPP caucus whip Ker Chien-ming (柯建銘) said the committees are expected to begin the review on Nov. 20 at the earliest.    [FULL  STORY]