TOOTHLESS:Legislators criticized the government for reversing its intentions, saying the policy would only become justification for canceling seven holidays
Taipei Times
Date: Nov 01, 2017
By: Sean Lin / Staff reporter
Legislators across party lines yesterday criticized the Cabinet’s draft amendments to
Premier William Lai, left, and Minister of Labor Lin Mei-chu answer lawmakers’ questions in the Legislative Yuan in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Huang Yao-cheng, Taipei Times
the Labor Standards Act (勞動基準法), saying that the government risks undoing improvements it has made on workers’ rights by reintroducing poor work conditions.
During a question-and-answer session at the legislature in Taipei, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Chiang Yung-chang (江永昌) asked Premier William Lai (賴清德) to clarify the reason behind the proposed amendments.
The act was amended only 11 months ago, Chiang said, expressing concern that the proposed amendments would harm workers’ rights.
Lai said that the aim of the amendments is to create a “safe and flexible” work environment for employees, but Chiang said that the premier was being too optimistic.
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