Executive Yuan proposes firefighter billBy Shelley Shan / Staff reporterThe Executive Yuan yesterday proposed an amendment to the Civil Servant Association Act (公務人員協會法) to safeguard firefighters’ rights, after a blaze and subsequent explosions at Launch Technologies Co’s plant at Pingtung Technology Industrial Park on Friday last week killed four firefighters and five civilians, and injured more than 100 people. They reiterated their appeal at a protest at the Executive Yuan yesterday morning and demanded to have their voices heard in the Cabinet meeting. They should be allowed to form a union based on the Labor Union Act (工會法), Huang said. “The Executive Yuan should also propose an amendment to the Public Servants’ Safety and Health Protection Act (公務人員安全及衛生防護辦法) to protect the safety of firefighters,” Chen said. “We have reached a consensus with the Examination Yuan to complete the amendment to the Civil Servant Association Act in one month and to have the amendment deliberated at the Legislative Yuan,” Lin said.

Source: Taipei Times September 29, 2023 15:43 UTC