Groups hail labor hazards actPAYOUTS: The Labor Occupational Hazard Insurance and Protection Act says that workers have to be insured, and minimum premiums are tied to the minimum wageBy Chen Yun, Peng Wan-hsin and Jake Chung / Staff reporters, with staff writerMore than 10 million people are to be affected after disability premiums and mandatory insurance rules were overhauled yesterday, as the Legislative Yuan passed the Labor Occupational Hazard Insurance and Protection Act (勞工職業災害保險及保護法). Members of labor rights groups hold placards outside the Legislative Yuan in Taipei yesterday. Anticipating the act’s passage, legislators and labor rights groups earlier yesterday held a news conference in front of the Legislative Yuan in Taipei. Taiwan Occupation Safety and Health president Liao Hui-fang (廖蕙芳) said that the act, once promulgated, would be the first law providing a legal basis for occupational hazards disputes. Labor rights organizations would keep a close watch on the government as the regulations are implemented, she said.

Source: Taipei Times April 23, 2021 15:56 UTC