FCFC EMPLOYEES PROTEST AT CHANGHUA COUNTY GOVERNMETN|台化員工赴縣府抗議 與警衝突.多人傷

After Formosa Chemicals and Fibre Corp's Changhua plant was ordered to halt operations, over a thousand employees and their families gathered at the Changhua County government in protest. Violence and scuffles with the police broke out after the crowd's demand to see Chuanghua Magistrate Wei Ming-ku went unanswered. Later in the afternoon, Wei called a meeting with Formosa Chemicals and its union, stressing that the company should work on taking good care of its employees after plant closure, rather than inciting them to protest. Meanwhile, Formosa Chemicals proposed an alternative plan, hoping to resolve the conflict and resume operations. Formosa Chemicals Changhua plant employees attempted to rush into the county government office, and conflicts broke out. Some Formosa Chemicals employees were subdued by the police, others threw bottled water and eggs at the police. Several protesters, police officers, and reporters were injured. After the protest, Changhua County Magistrate Wei Ming-ku made a statement stressing that the workers' rights will be protected, and the county government will assist Formosa Chemicals in obtaining legal permits. ==WEI MING-KU, Changhua County Magistrate== The county government will assist Formosa Chemicals in obtaining permits in compliance with environmental protection regulations, so that every worker can keep their job at Formosa Chemicals. Wei called a negotiation session with Formosa Chemicals representatives and its union. Wei said he hopes the company can solve problems for its workers. Formosa Chemicals, on the other hand, promised not to sell electricity to Taipower and demanded that the government allow them to resume operations. ==WEI MING-KU, Changhua County Magistrate== We cannot violate the regulations or procedures. The company failed to comply with the laws and then asked its employees to protest against the government. This is not right. ==LIU SHING-HWA, Formosa Chemicals Union President== We completed the environmental reviews for M22, and we are asking the government to grant us the permits for M16 and 17 so that we can resume operations. No conclusion was reached at the meeting, and Formosa Chemicals employees threatened to stage protests wherever the county magistrate goes until the firm resumes operations. TRANSLATED BY：CHRISTINA LIU 台化彰化廠員工，企圖衝進彰化縣政府，與現場員警爆發激烈衝突，有員工遭到多名員警合力制伏，但台化員工也有人朝警方丟擲礦泉水、雞蛋，在衝突過程中，除了台化員工、員警，也有多名媒體記者受傷。 在衝突過後，彰化縣長魏明谷終於出面，他提出三點原則，強調一定會保障勞工權益，也表示會輔導台化取得合法的許可證。 ==彰化縣長 魏明谷== 來輔導台化依法拿到 符合環保法令的操作許可 讓我們大家每一個勞工朋友 都可以留在台化繼續來工作 下午，彰化縣長魏明谷與台化工會、台化代表，進行三方協商，魏明谷希望企業能面對解決勞工問題，台化方面也承諾不賣電給台電，要求最低限度復工。 ==彰化縣長 魏明谷 == 你不能叫我們違法 違反行政對不對 你資方每個企業如果說違法的話 然後叫勞工來抗議政府 那這樣不對啊 ==台化企業工會理事長 劉興華== 因為我們M22之前有環評 所以我們現在最基本的要求 就是M16、17讓我們過 有許可證 我們就可以繼續生產 由於台化抗議只申請到五點半，協調會暫時沒有結論，台化員工不排除接下來會如影隨形，只要有縣長魏明谷的場合就有台化人，直到復工為止。 記者 邱植培 彭煥群 彰化報導