NEXT CHALLENGES ARE FOOD IMPORTS AND MARRIAGE EQUALITY|開放核食.同婚修法 學者:考驗民進黨政府

On Dec.6, the Tsai Ing-wen government finally passed the amendments to the Labor Standards Act and cut the seven national holidays, solving one of the major challenges they face after Tsai took office. However, there is a still long way for the new government to implement all their proposed policies since issues such as lifting Japanese food import ban and legalizing same-sex marriage are met with violent opposition. On Dec.6, the Legislative Yuan finally passed the amendments to the Labor Standards Act. Meanwhile, the issue of whether to lift the ban on food products from the five radiation-affected prefectures in Japan remains unsolved. On Dec. 25, the Legislative Yuan will hold the first public hearing on food safety. The KMT, which called for a national referendum on lifting the food import ban, said they will hold a large protest to raise people's awareness of food safety. They will also invite distinguished scholars, such as Professor Lucy Sun Hwang, to join the Vote for Food Safety Alliance. ==LUCY SUN HWANG, Emeritus Professor, NTU Institute Food Sci. and Tech.== The ruling party should better understand what most people think on the issue. Voting in a national referendum is legal, and is a right which we people enjoy. Besides the issue on lifting the Japanese food import ban, there are three other challenges that the ruling Tsai Ing-wen government has to confront. Legalizing same-sex marriage, promoting transitional justice, and reforming pensions are still pending in the Legislative Yuan, waiting to be cleared. Both the DPP and KMT are prepared to fight to the end for their versions of legislation. ==WANG TING-YU, DPP legislator == To keep the country moving forward, and for the sake of Taiwan's development, we should face all challenges bravely. ==LEE YUN-CHIEH, professor, Dep. of Public Admin., Nat. Open University== The parties should not view each other as enemies, they should look each other as rivals in a malignant competition. They should take the matter on its merits and behave rationally during interpellations. It is said the government has asked the Ministry of Health and Welfare to reflect on their failures in responding to the issue on lifting Japanese food import ban. Lee believes that the Tsai government raised too many controversial issues at the same time, which gives the KMT room to maneuver. If the fierce battle between the two parties continues, the people will be the greatest loser. TRANSLATED BY：ARIEL HSIEH 在勞工團體的抗議聲中，勞基法修法，闖關成功，不過，日本核災食品解禁議題持續發酵。最大在野黨，國民黨啟動反核食公投，行政院25號將舉辦的首場食安公聽會，國民黨也將發起萬人包圍行動，也號召孫璐西等知名食安學者，成立「守護食安公投聯盟」，希望喚起民眾對食安的重視。 ==台大食品科技所名譽教授 孫璐西== 執政黨應該要了解 絕大部分的民眾是怎麼想的 所以我覺得有這麼一個公投 是一個合法的 而且是等於是 我們國民的一個 可以享有的權利 由於民意反彈聲浪大，國民黨蓄積能量，要展開守護食安大戰。也突顯蔡政府即將面對的執政挑戰，還有四大戰場，包括核食開放、同婚修法、促轉條例，以及年金改革。現在，國民黨急著引爆食安地雷，新政府也急於掃雷，藍綠壁壘分明。 ==民進黨立委 王定宇== 為了國家往前走 為了台灣的發展 戰場我們還是要面對呀 ==空大公行系教授 李允傑== 不應該把對方當成敵人 而是應該當成一個 良性競爭的對手 然後就事論事 然後理性問政 由於現在傳出，面對核食進口議題，府方已要求衛福部和食藥署檢討因應，不要再重蹈勞動部處理勞基法修法的覆轍。李允傑認為，民進黨政府確實開了太多的戰場，讓國民黨有操作的空間，如果持續惡鬥，又會回到惡性對抗的老路，絕對不是全民之福。 記者 陳佳鑫 張梓嘉 台北報導