As protests against Taiwan’s labor laws rage outside government buildings in Taipei, KMT legislator Jason Hsu talks about a future in which technology can help solve Taiwan’s public policy problems.

The News Lens
Date: 2018/01/10
By: David Green

When autonomous cars hit the road, what do we do with the displaced labor? How do we think about truck drivers? It’s not even about hours – they will have no hours to even check.

As Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan continues to debate proposed amendments to the Labor

Credit: Office of Jason Hsu

Standards Act (LSA), The News Lens spoke with Kuomintang (KMT) Legislator Jason Hsu (許毓仁) after the Jan. 9 morning session. Having offered a speech recalling President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) election campaign promises to protect labor rights, and amid ongoing protests outside Taipei’s government buildings, Hsu expanded on the issues underpinning the labor law debate, including how in future technology can play a greater role in solving Taiwan’s public policy conundrums.

The News Lens: What’s your sense as to whether there will be any concessions from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on the labor law given ongoing pressure from the protests?    [FULL  STORY]