Taiwan holiday legislation 結果共6筆

Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan passed a law adding four national holidays, including Labor Day, and allowing Indigenous groups to select traditional ceremony days.

The Taiwan People’s Party criticizes the Democratic Progressive Party for retracting holidays, calling Taiwan a ＂sweatshop island.＂ The debate highlights labor policy tensions.

Teachers unions and legislators in Taiwan push for Labor Day and Teachers’ Day to be national holidays, highlighting labor rights and educational values.

DGPA announced that the Ministry of Interior will evaluate making Labor Day a national holiday. The 2025 government calendar omits Labor Day, drawing legislative attention.

Premier Chen Chien-Jen addresses inquiries on the possibility of a unified Labor Day holiday on May 1 in Taiwan, pending a meeting with the Ministry of the Interior. Legislation amendments may be considered if a decision is reached before May 20, as discussed in response to concerns raised by KMT legislator Wang Hung-wei and the National Federation of Teachers Unions.

Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) caucus convener Huang Kuo-chang questions the legal grounds of Taiwan’s ban on group tours to China, suspecting it was a hasty response to the pandemic. The government’s sudden change just before the Lunar New Year holiday raised doubts about the ban’s legal basis, with Huang accusing the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of using vague legal concepts for punishment. Huang warns against resorting to lies and absurd methods, cautioning about the consequences of broken promises and half-truths.