Protestors March From Labor Ministry to Presidential Office For Workers Rights

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Hundreds of protestors marched from the labor ministry to the Presidential Office in Taipei to demand better protections for public sector workers and whistleblowers, and to protest incidents of workplace bullying.

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00:00Cui Xiaocheng, let the government protect you!

00:05On International Human Rights Day, public sector workers, lawmakers, and supporters

00:10are marching through Taipei, from the Ministry of Labor to the Presidential Office, for what

00:15they say are significant gaps in labor protections.

00:19The key issue is the appeals system doesn't work, because the officers protect their managers

00:27as well.

00:28That's the key issue.

00:29We are Taiwan, we are a democratic society, and we should protect our workers' lives.

00:35Shouldn't we protect them?

00:37Shouldn't we listen to the voices of our people?

00:40Today's march was organized by the third largest political party, the Taiwan People's Party.

00:45They are advocating for better workplace protections for civil servants and whistleblowers, after

00:51a string of bullying complaints.

00:53That includes the suicide of a Labor Ministry employee, from long working hours and severe

00:58workplace bullying.

01:01And some are here to commemorate their loved ones, who died after being targeted at work.

01:05My son was bullied and killed by his sister at the National Taiwan University Hospital.

01:10He jumped off a building and killed himself.

01:12He was a doctor.

01:13He was harassed at work.

01:14They told him not to do it, but he didn't listen.

01:15I don't know what to do.

01:16The most recent death has made political waves across Taiwan, toppling the Labor Minister

01:28and launching a debate about how well Taiwan's laws protect workers from abuse.

01:34Today's march is the latest in an ongoing battle for better protections for the country's

01:38public sector workers.

01:40And given the size of the crowd gathered here today, it may not be the last.

01:44Joseph Wu and Harrell Hughes in Taipei for Taiwan Plus.

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