The China Post
Date: September 8, 2016
By: Sun Hsin Hsuan
Labor unions from 11 tourism-related industries announced Wednesday that they would take to the
Members of the tourism industry alliance formed by several labor unions raise their fists at a press conference on Wednesday, Sept. 7, as they announce that they will hold a demonstration next Monday to urge the government to help revive the industry. (CNA)
streets next Monday in response to a decrease in mainland Chinese tourists.
Tourism Industry Alliance spokesperson Lee Chi-yueh (李奇嶽) said if the government did not take action to curtail the drop in tourists from mainland China since the Tsai administration took office, the situation would create additional problems for Taiwan’ s society.
The demonstration is organized by the newly-formed Tourism Industry Alliance, which comprises dozens of labor unions from 11 tourism-related sectors, including hotels, travel agencies, bus companies and tour guides.
The alliance is expecting a turnout of more than 15,000 people, Lee said.
The purpose of the demonstration is to express “in a rational manner” the difficulties the tourism industry is experiencing under current circumstances, Lee said, objecting to any form of violence or other radical tactics.
Lee said that the impact of a slump in mainland Chinese tourists went beyond travel agencies, bus companies, restaurants and hotels. [FULL STORY]