4-day workweek petition gains threshold for Taiwan government response

Petition calling for cutting work hours to 30-35 per week also passes threshold

Nan Shan Life, Carrefour top labor law violators in Taiwan

Nan Shan Life Insurance and Carrefour top the list of 7,000 labor law violators in Taiwan

Taipei Labor Department announces mass business inspections for March 5

Inspectors will also be checkingthat employers have announced the new labor lawsto their employees

A general outline of the amendments to Taiwans labor laws

The amendments were passed on Jan. 10 and will go into effect from March 1

Employers can be fined NT$1 million for forcing workersto takeleave insteadovertime pay

Employers will be fined NT$1 million if they try to force workers to take compensatory leave instead of overtime pay

Protesters against revisions to Taiwan labor law cleared by police

Labor groups vowed to resume the protest

Labor law revisionspassfirst reviewafter much discord

Revisions to the Labor Standards Act pass first round of reviews after much rancor

Everybodys fighting for the weekend: Brawl breaks out over labor law

KMT and DPP legislators battle it out over proposed modificationsto workweek rules

Amendment would bar employers from keeping foreign workers' passports

New labor amendment would prevent employers from confiscating foreign workers' ID cards and passports

Business groups call on Legislature to change new labor law amendment