Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-01-16
Vice Premier Shih Jun-ji says that the goal of raising the monthly minimum wage to
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NT$30,000 (US$1,000) is achievable in the next few years.
Late last year, President Tsai Ing-wen said that bringing the minimum wage to NT$30,000 is an ultimate goal.
On Tuesday, the vice premier told a radio host that Tsai’s goal can be achieved incrementally. He pointed out a 4.5% increase in the minimum wage that took effect on New Year’s Day. That increase brings Taiwan’s minimum wage to NT$22,000 (US$750) a month. [FULL STORY]