COVID-19: Unions call for direct aid payments to employeesBy Jason Pan / Staff reporterLabor union representatives yesterday called on the government to distribute COVID-19 relief funds directly to workers. They asked the Ministry of Labor to take charge of the process, and not to go through industry associations or trade unions, as done in the past. The government has raised the nationwide COVID-19 alert to level 3, which has led to commercial districts seeing few customers even on weekends. “Most of the affected people are part-time employees working at restaurants and retailers, many of whom are now out of work. They will not necessarily retain their original employees, but instead hire new workers,” Chu added.

Source: Taipei Times May 31, 2021 15:56 UTC