TSAI FINDS CUTTING WORKERS' HOLIDAY A TOUGH DECISION| "一例一休"修法 蔡:有史以來最痛苦的決定

President Tsai Ing-wen said she was very concerned about the highly controversial "one fixed day off, one flexible rest day" amendment, which has been sent back to the Social Welfare and Environmental Hygiene Committee for review this week. Minister of Labor Kuo Fong-yu, who sympathizes with President Tsai, said the amendment is the most pragmatic solution to the needs of laborers and employers. Labor groups will hold a public hearing tomorrow and invite the president to attend, hoping she can elaborate on the issue. Following many cross-party negotiations, the highly controversial "one fixed day off, one flexible rest day" amendment has been sent back to the committee for review. President Tsai Ing-wen told the media that DPP has always had a soft spot for laborers. Asked whether she was concerned, she responded by saying: As a president, I am very concerned about this, but I have to make a choice. ==MEDIA== President, is the "one fixed day off, one flexible rest day" amendment a difficult choice for you? President Tsai Ing-wen responded with a smile when interviewed. Minister of Labor Kuo Fong-yu said he can sympathize with the president. ==KUO FONG-YU, Minister of Labor== We can sympathize the president. "One fixed day off, one flexible rest day" is what we use to carry out the implementation the two fixed days off system. From a professional viewpoint, we think it's currently the most pragmatic solution to strike a balance between the needs of laborers and employers. I feel we have faced with making a choice all the time. Kuo said, whether the amendment is a transitional policy or there will be a two fixed days off system will depend on the public consensus and there is no timetable for that. Outside the Legislative Yuan, the hunger strike is not brought to a halt because of the amendment review. ==WU CHING-JU, Taiwan International Workers' Association== If you feel concerned, then tell us what makes you feel so. The cut in the seven national holidays is a significant loss to laborers, which you said you felt concerned about. About the loss laborers face, explain clearly why the seven national holidays must be cut. Labor groups criticized the DPP's lack of sincerity by not including the seven national holidays in the discussion of the official hearing. Therefore, they will hold a public hearing this Tuesday. The delegates of the hunger strike submitted an invitation, which was accepted by the Section Chief of the Department of Public Affairs of the Presidential Office. They hoped the president can elaborate on the issue face to face but got no direct response from the Presidential Office. TRANSLATED BY：BRYANT CHANG 歷經多次朝野協商，備受爭議的一例一休勞基法修正案，再度回到衛環委員會重新審議，也讓總統蔡英文在接受平面媒體訪問時表示，勞工本來就是我們民進黨心裡最軟的那塊，所以這種情況下，你說我們痛不痛苦，至少做總統的我覺得很痛苦，但我必須做決定。 ==記者== 總統 一例一休會不會 讓你感覺很痛苦 面對媒體詢問，蔡總統以微笑代替回應，而勞動部長郭芳煜則呼籲了蔡總統的說法，表示他感同身受。 ==勞動部長 郭芳煜== 總統的說法 其實我們感同身受 我們對於用一例一休來執行 週休二日上的政策目標 從我們的專業來講 我們認為它是一個現階段 現階段最能夠 平衡勞資雙方面的需求 最務實的一個做法 所以我覺得我們都 一直處在一種抉擇當中 至於一例一休是否只是「過渡性」的政策，未來會推動2例，郭芳煜強調，還是要看整個社會的共識，沒有時間表。而立法院外的絕食抗議，並沒有因為法案重審而停止。 ==台灣國際勞工協會成員 吳靜如== 如果你也感覺會痛 那你就告訴我們 是什麼讓你痛 7天假砍了 勞工具體有損失 所以你才會痛 面對勞工的損失 來跟我們說清楚 為什麼一定要砍7天假 勞團批評民進黨毫無誠意，因為官方版公聽會討論題綱，並沒有列入勞工七天國定假日的議題，所以他們在週二先自辦一場民間公聽會，絕食代表們從立法院走到總統府遞交邀請函，由總統府公共事務科長代表接下，勞團邀請蔡總統參加，希望能親自和勞工說清楚講明白，不過總統府對此並沒有正面回應。 記者 台北綜合報導