TSAI TALKS WITH DPP LOCAL LEADERS OVER LABOR INSPECTIONS OF WORKWEEK PLAN|1例1休勞檢七月上路 小英邀綠首長溝通

In about a week it will be July, and the Ministry of Labor will begin to enforce the new day-off rules by carrying out widespread labor inspections. But the new rules remain controversial, and many local governments appear reluctant to help enforce them, prompting President Tsai to call a dinner banquet with DPP local leaders over the weekend to discuss the issue. Labor inspections will begin on July 1 to ensure compliance with new day-off rules. However, the new rules are unpopular with both labor and management, and rumors are circulating that local governments are stonewalling enforcement. President Tsai Ing-wen invited 12 DPP local leaders to a dinner banquet to discuss the issue. In the banquet, Minister of Labor Lin Mei-chu emphasized that the inspections will focus on "guidance" to improve compliance. ==CHEN CHU Mayor of Kaohsiung== If a company does not understand (the new rules), we are responsible for explaining it to them. We will work with the central government to guide these companies in a less heavy-handed manner. ==WILLIAM LAI Mayor of Tainan== We will raise awareness and advise compliance with central policies. And for improving labor conditions, we will also support the policies of the central government. Though local leaders all committed to working with the central government, they also said that more "flexibility" is needed. A print media poll showed that only six counties and cities were willing to issue penalties for non-compliance with the new rules. Mayor Cheng Wen-tsan of Taoyuan City, which is not among the six, said that he will work with the central government but Taoyuan will focus on guidance initially. ==CHENG WEN-TSAN Mayor of Taoyuan== We will take a softer approach and ensure good communication with companies. But severe or repeated violators that harm workers' rights will be punished as the law dictates. Taichung City wants to extend the current "guidance period" by three months, and Changhua County also wants the guidance period extended. The Ministry of Labor will meet with local leaders again on June 29, and local leaders said that practical questions will be further discussed then. Translated by JOHN CHEN 一例一休上路後，爭議持續未減，七月一號開始，勞動部即將進行勞檢，傳出不少縣市不願意配合，昨晚總統蔡英文邀請綠營首長餐敘溝通，勞動部強調，以輔導為手段，以改善為目標，各縣市首長多願意配合，但希望多些彈性。 一例一休實施，7月1號開始進入勞檢期，但因勞資雙方都不滿，更傳出多個縣市不配合，總統蔡英文找來12位民進黨執政縣市首長，到官邸餐敘多加溝通，勞動部長林美珠會中強調，勞檢以輔導為手段、以改善為目標，希望降低民怨，要縣市首長配合。 ==高雄市長 陳菊== 只要有一個企業 他們對於(例休)整個不夠了解 我們都應該有責任去說明 那我們也會配合整個中央 在這個部份柔性輔導 ==台南市長 賴清德== 中央目前所推動的政策 我們也會廣為宣導輔導 然後來改善勞動條件 我們會來支持中央的政策 異口同聲配合中央政策，卻語帶保留希望多些彈性，先前平面媒體也調查，除了高雄市、台南市，只有台北市、基隆市和屏東、台東縣，共6縣市，願意配合7月如期勞檢開罰，桃園市長鄭文燦重申，會配合中央政策，但初期仍以輔導為主。 ==桃園市長 鄭文燦== 柔性的處理方式 我想我們會跟企業 保持最好的溝通 但是惡性重大的 或是不改善的 有傷害到勞工權益的 那部份會依照規定來處理 -1 而台中市則建議延長輔導期三個月，彰化縣也認為，應該要延長輔導期，做好相關配套措施，勞動部29號將再和縣市首長會面，縣市長也表示，將針對實際問題層面，進行討論。 記者 李淑蘭 陳顯坤 綜合報導