Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-04-23

Labor rights activists staged a demonstration on Monday ahead of a planned march to

Labor groups plan to demonstrate on May 1 (CNA photo)

mark Labor Day on May 1.

Members of the Taiwan Confederation of Trade Unions, Solidarity and other workers’ rights groups gathered on Monday at the offices of the Chinese National Federation of Industries and the General Chamber of Commerce of the Republic of China. The activists issued a list of demands ahead of this year’s Labor Day march on May 1. They also accused business leaders of being disingenuous in their stated “concern” for Taiwan’s economy.

Among the demands was a call for the minimum monthly wage to be raised immediately to NT$28,000 (US$950) and for employers in all sectors to raise wages by 10% a year over a period of three years.    [FULL  STORY]