(1 May 2025)
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Taipei City, Taiwan – 1 May 2025
1. Various of Labor Day protesters gathering on Ketagalan Boulevard in Taipei City, in front of the presidential office
2. Various of nurse union members chanting slogans, UPSOUND: "Amend current laws and regulations," then "no to bullying" and "we must hang on”
3. Wide of nurse union members raising boxes with the slogan, “no to low salary, no to bullying. Medical workers will all quit"
4. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Carlos Wang, president of Kaohsiung Independent Federation of Union:
"The reciprocal tariffs’ impact on all the local industries is that it will decrease our competitivity. When this happens, industries will choose to leave the country. Then they will cut down on personnel costs because they will not be able to cut down on other costs. This will firstly impact our labor force. This is why we hope that the government can propose plans to protect the laborers’ rights."
5. Protesters carrying a caricature of U.S. President Donald Trump
6. Various of Chunghwa Telecom union members starting the protest
7. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Tai Kuo-jung, Secretary-General of Taiwan Confederation of Trade Unions (TCTU):
"For a very long time, Taiwan has always been a low-income country. This is why we must increase the basic salary in an institutional way. We hope that next year, the basic monthly salary could be increased to 32,000 new Taiwan dollars (approximately $997.85), and the basic hourly salary could reach 210 new Taiwan dollars (approximately $6.55). This is a goal we hope to reach."
8. Various protesters in the streets
STORYLINE:
About 2,500 union members across the industry spectrum marched in Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, demanding to be free from bullying at their workplace, more protection from their employers and an increase in their basic salary.
The protesters want salaries to be increased to 32,000 new Taiwan dollars (approximately $997.85), going up from a current basic salary of 28,590 new Taiwan dollars (approximately $891.52).
Under an overcast but mild temperature, protesters carried banners and flags, as well as a caricature of U.S. President Donald Trump, to let the Taiwan government know they expect to be protected from the impact of the reciprocal tariffs, which might compromise local industries’ competitivity on the international market.
President of Kaohsiung Independent Federation of Union Carlos Wang said the tariffs will decrease competitiveness, forcing industries to leave and cut down personnel costs.
"This will firstly impact our labor force. This is why we hope that the government can propose plans to protect the laborers’ rights," he added.
Taiwan’s Labor Day protest is held annually in Taipei City.
AP video shot by Taijing Wu
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