Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-01-07
The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has called on Legislature President Su Chia-chyuan to hold negotiations on Monday over proposed revisions to Taiwan’s labor law. The DPP’s Liu Chao-hao said Sunday that the party is hoping the revisions can be passed by Wednesday.
The ruling party’s proposed revisions have sparked opposition. The most contentious revisions would allow employees to work up to 12 days in a row without a day off, and have only eight hours off between shifts.
An official with the opposition Kuomintang (KMT), Lin Wei-chou, says his party has also drafted proposed revisions to the labor laws. He says the KMT hopes negotiations can result in a true discussion of the revisions, rather than just being a formality. As to the DPP’s goal of passing the revisions by Wednesday, Lin says there should be no deadline for passage, and no time limit on the review process. [FULL STORY]