Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2017-12-29

President Tsai Ing-wen says she will make raising pay levels for young people a priority in 2018.

Addressing a group of young people at an event on Friday, the president said she understood the concerns that the country’s youth have for their future. She said in 2018, the government will do all it can to address a persistent problem of low wages among the younger generation.

Tsai raised five ways salary levels could be increased. The first was to help industries upgrade and transform themselves. She said technology could make companies more competitive and create more job opportunities.    [FULL  STORY]