Civil servants organizations oppose government plans
Taiwan News
Date: 2017/01/07
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Protesters in a van tried to ram their way into a forum about pension reform in
(By Central News Agency)
Taichung, reports said Saturday.
Following the workweek and the number of days employees can work, the next hot topic for reform listed by the government was the size of pension payments, which is most likely to affect civil servants, teachers and military staff who used to benefit from generous standards.
The first forum in a series about the pension reforms took place in Taipei on December 31, and became the focus of protests both inside and outside the venue.
On Saturday, the event moved to National Chung Hsing University in Taichung, but even before it started, clashes erupted between protesters and police. A group of protesters wanted to drive a van loaded with loudspeakers and covered in slogans into the campus, but police tried to stop them, leading to violent confrontation, reports said. [FULL STORY]
