Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-01-06
Five New Power Party lawmakers began protesting amendments to the labor law on
(CNA)
Friday evening with a hunger strike in front of the Presidential Office. On Saturday morning, Presidential Office Secretary General Joseph Wu called on them to return to the legislature to discuss the issues but they have refused to leave.
There have been controversies over proposed amendments to the labor law. These include allowing employees to work up to 12 days in a row and have only 8 hours off between shifts.
Some 200 policemen have been stationed in the area to monitor the protest since it began. Unauthorized gatherings around the Presidential Office are prohibited.
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