Taipei Times
Date: Nov 24, 2017
By: Jonathan Chin / Staff writer, with CNA
Labor rights campaigners yesterday morning clashed with police while attempting to
Members of a coalition of labor groups yesterday hold up a banner that reads “put an end to overwork” during a protest against a proposed amendment to the Labor Standard Act outside the Legislative Yuan in Taipei. Photo: Wang Yi-sung, Taipei Times
storm the Legislative Yuan in protest of amendments to the Labor Standards Act (勞動基準法 ) proposed by the government.
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has been leading efforts to amend the law a second time, after last year passing amendments that proved controversial with employers and workers alike.
The legislature’s Economic Committee and Social Welfare and Environmental Hygiene Committee yesterday were to review sections of the amendments that would affect employees’ weekly work schedules.
However, New Power Party Legislator Hsu Yung-ming (徐永明) filibustered the proceedings with a long speech and Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) lawmakers put additional speeches on the agenda. [FULL STORY]
