PLENTY ON AGENDA:The sessions are to deal with the Labor Standards Act, ill-gotten party assets and transitional justice, issues on which lawmakers were at odds yesterday
Taipei Times
Date: Jul 13, 2016
By: Alison Hsiao / Staff reporter
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus yesterday resolved to call two
New Power Party Legislator Hsu Yung-ming, left, talks to Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus whip Ker Chien-ming, while DPP Legislator Huang Kuo-shu, front left, speaks with Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Lin Te-fu, front right, in the Legislative Yuan in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Huang Yao-cheng, Taipei Times
extraordinary legislative sessions this month and next month.
The sessions are expected to deal with the confirmations of the Judicial Yuan president and vice president nominees, an amendment to the Labor Standards Act (勞動基準法), budget plans for state-run enterprises and bills for dealing with ill-gotten party assets and promoting transitional justice.
The DPP caucus said it would officially propose the calling of extraordinary sessions on Monday next week, with the first extraordinary session scheduled to take place from Tuesday next week through July 26.
During the session, the Executive Yuan’s proposed amendments to the Labor Standards Act would be reviewed by the legislature’s Social Welfare and Environmental Hygiene Committee, DPP caucus whip Ker Chien-ming (柯建銘) said. [FULL STORY]
