TAXI DRIVERS PROTEST FURTHER AGAINST UBER|Uber暫緩撤資 計程車業者批政府無誠信

The National Taxi Driver Labor Union called a press conference to protest against the government for failing to enforce the law and allowing Uber to continue its operations. Taxi drivers say the government has lost its credibility, and they are utterly disappointed with the MOEA Investment Commission. Frustrated and feeling their work rights have been jeopardized, over 100 taxi drivers blocked traffic in front of the Executive Yuan in protest. The National Taxi Driver Labor Union called a press conference on August 12th to protest the government for suspending its decision to revoke UBER's investment license. Taxi drivers said the government has failed to protect their labor rights. ==TSENG LI-CHIA Dir. Taipei City Prof. Drivers' Union== Uber was already determined to be in violation of foreign entrepreneur regulations in 2014, and the Investment Commission said that Uber's investment license could be revoked as punishment. Now 2 years has passed, and the Executive Yuan just suspended the decision arbitrarily. I think the government have lost their credibility. The National Taxi Driver Labor Union said at their anti-Uber demonstration on July 11th, they asked the government to respond to their demands within a month. Now it's been over a month, but the MOTC still have not yet taken action regarding Uber's illegal operations. Other countries such as Germany, France, Japan, and South Korea have all taken a firm stance to enforce their regulations, but Taiwan has continued to tolerate illegal businesses. Taxi drivers gathered at the Executive Yuan spontaneously in protest to express their anger and frustration towards the MOEA Investment Commission. ==EMILE CHANG, Exec. Sec., MOEA Investment Commission== The case was processed in accordance with regulations. Because Uber has appealed the MOTC's decision and raised administrative litigation, the case cannot be closed. We have to wait for the result of the litigation. The MOTC said they have been instructed by the Executive Yuan to review other countries' policies regarding Uber and will call an inter-agency meeting in August to discuss the measures the government will take. In the meantime, Uber is still considered illegal and not allowed to operate in Taiwan. TRANSLATED BY：CHRISTINA LIU 全國計程車業者，不滿政府 放任Uber違法營業，痛批政府 誠信已死，並表示 對政府及 投審會，感到遺憾 失望，完全沒有保障 底層勞工 的工作權，昨天上午有 上百位計程車司機，無預警，路過行政院，癱瘓交通。 政府暫緩Uber撤資，引發計程車業者不滿，下午計程車工會全聯會召開記者會，抗議政府誠信已死、法律制度已亡，並痛批政府並沒有保障底層勞工工作權。 ==北市汽車駕駛員職業工會理事長 鄭力嘉== 對於Uber違反外國人投資條例 投審會 其實在2014年的12月 就已經公開地宣示 最重可以撤銷其投資許可 2年多過去了 這個投審會好不容易 要決定依法行政的時候 但是在行政院的一聲命(令)下 把這個案子先拉回來 我們實在無法明白 政府的誠信在哪裡 計程車工會全聯會表示，7月11日抗議Uber大遊行時，已經要求政府一個月內回應，但一個月期限已到，交通部還是沒有解決Uber違法經營問題，目前包括德國、法國、日本、南韓等政府都能夠堅定地執法，迫使Uber離開或是尊重當地的法規，為何台灣政府會繼續容忍違法的業者囂張的存在，因此上午就有小黃駕駛，自發性的發起路過行政院的抗爭行動，就是想表達對政府及投審會的失望及憤怒。 ==經濟部投審會執行秘書 張銘斌== 這個案子我們在 決定處理的過程裡面 法治單位認為說 因為交通部現在對Uber的處分 雖然已經訴願駁回 但是他們又提起行政訴訟 等於是整個案子還沒有確定 所以我們必須要 等到那個(行政訴訟)確定之後 再來做處分 而交通部也表示，行政院已經指示，要加快收集世界各國對於Uber的做法，將在8月底召開跨部會會議，由交通部與經濟部來進行報告，針對台灣現狀進行討論，到時候就會有比較明確的方向，在此之前還是持續違法取締。 記者吳雅瑜 林國煌 台北報導