Radio Taiwan International
Date: 17 February, 2020
By: Leslie Liao

Taiwan’s labor ministry has called on employers to avoid sending their employees to China for work. The call comes amid the deadly COVID-19 outbreak which has yet to be contained.

Labor activist group Taiwan Labor Front and DPP Legislator Hung Sun-han held a joint press conference on Monday. That was in response to news reports about Taiwanese businesses asking employees in Taiwan to return to China for work.

Taiwan Labor Front says that there are also reports of employers asking their employees to bring face masks, in excess of government regulations, for dispersal at factories and offices.

Hung says that asking people to return to Wuhan puts them at risk of being infected with COVID-19. He said it creates a loophole in Taiwan’s prevention protocols and brings unnecessary burden to employees.    [FULL  STORY]