Officials of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) have promised to complete within three months an assessment regarding the importation of Chinese workers, according to Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文).
Tsai made the remarks Wednesday following a meeting with officials from the MOEA, the Ministry of Finance, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) and the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF). Economic Affairs Minister Lin Yi-fu (
The officials got together to seek solutions to a series of requests, raised by China-based Taiwanese businessmen at a seminar held on the island county of Penghu Tuesday, including permission to import workers from China to the islands.
Tsai, who also took part in the Penghu seminar, said CLA suggested allowing Chinese workers first onto Kinmen Island due to the current legal restrictions. She added that MOEA officials have promised that they will work out an assessment on the issue within three months.
According to the MAC chairwoman, the more than 100 Taiwanese businessmen from Shenzhen, Dongwan, Beijing and Shanghai demanded that the government allow in Chinese laborers as soon as possible, lower the minimum wage and adjust working hours.
Citing the CLA chairwoman, Tsai said changes to the minimum wage and working hours require amendments to the Labor Standards Law that must be studied carefully in order to reach consensus among the various political parties at the legislature.
On the matter of direct transport links with China, Tsai reiterated that such links must be achieved through bilateral negotiations.
She urged Taiwan's businessmen to convey the country's stance to Chinese officials, as the government here attaches a high degree of importance to the issue.
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