LABOR RIGHTS: Lai has instructed that brokered contracts should not be renewed when they expire in two years, and that government agencies should hire workers on their own
Taipei Times
Date: Jul 20, 2018
By: Staff writer, with CNA
Executive Yuan spokeswoman Kolas Yotaka yesterday urged local governments to
Executive Yuan spokeswoman Kolas Yotaka, center, takes a question at a news conference at the Executive Yuan in Taipei yesterday. Photo: CNA
follow Premier William Lai’s (賴清德) direction to stop contracting brokers to hire contract workers within two years and instead allow all central agencies to directly recruit workers.
Speaking at a news conference at the Executive Yuan in Taipei, Kolas, who was inaugurated on Monday, said that local governments should join in the effort to better protect the rights of such workers.
Kolas on Wednesday announced Lai’s decision to roll out the policy in 2020 to better protect the rights and interests of government contract workers, who are usually employed in areas such as forestry management and protection, forest surveying, lab testing and experimentation, national park patrols and cultural site maintenance. [FULL STORY]
