Thousands protest labor amendments

POOR CONDITIONS: Employers are likely to force their employees to sign agreements saying they agree with longer work hours, a union member said

Taipei Times
Date: Dec 24, 2017
By: Lin Chia-nan  /  Staff reporter

Thousands of people yesterday marched from the headquarters of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to the Executive Yuan in Taipei, urging the Cabinet to withdraw its draft amendment to the Labor Standards Act (勞動基準法).

At noon, protesters gathered in front of the headquarters and started to march toward the Legislative Yuan at about 3pm.

One of the organizers, the Taiwan Railway Union, estimated a turnout of more than 10,000 people in the afternoon.

Several scuffles broke out between protesters and police when police tried to narrow down the demonstration area at the intersection between the Zhongshan N Road and Zhongxiao E Road.    [FULL  STORY]