2023-09-12 06:26:15
Democratic Progressive Party presidential candidate Lai Qingde attended the national political vision presentation of the National Hope Project today and pointed out that in order to strengthen the protection of the rights and interests of young workers, he will complete the legislation of the minimum wage law, continue to increase the basic wage, and improve the starting salary for youth employment.
Democratic Progressive Party presidential candidate Lai Qingde attended the “National Hope Project” national political vision presentation conference on the 12th. (Central News Agency)
Lai Qingde held a press conference today to explain the national political vision. The theme is investing in future generations from 0 to 22 years old, and is divided into three stages according to age.
For those aged 18 to 22, Lai Ching-te said that in order to invest in youth careers and support diversified development, he will not only formulate a youth policy white paper, systematically investigate and study youth issues, and construct youth policy indicators, but will also expand investment in higher education and technical and vocational education. invest.
Lai Qingde pointed out that in order to strengthen the protection of the rights and interests of young workers, he will complete the legislation of the minimum wage law, continue to increase the basic wage, improve the starting salary for youth employment, and subsidize working youth to participate in vocational training to assist youth ability development; in addition, he will also strengthen the SARS The basic labor rights of the type of workers in wages, working hours, vacations, insurance, etc., and support youth innovation and entrepreneurship, and encourage young people to participate in local creation and local entrepreneurship.
When asked by the media, President Tsai Ing-wen once said that the basic salary would be raised to NT$30,000 during her term. Kuomintang presidential candidate Hou Youyi called for raising it to NT$33,000. However, Lai Ching-te proposed a minimum wage law without clearly specifying the figure.
Lai Qingde said that he puts more emphasis on institutional establishment, which provides greater protection for workers. During President Tsai’s term, he has raised basic wages for eight consecutive years, with a total monthly salary increase of 37.3%. According to what the opposition party proposed, it has not exceeded President Tsai’s term. The extent of the internal increase in basic wages.
Lai Qingde emphasized that he wanted to establish a system and take into account social economic progress, consumption index and other conditions, and to participate openly and transparently. The establishment of a system is more important than shouting out a number.
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