Minimum Wage: everything we know so far

The next minimum wage hike is expected to exceed NT$30,000, President William Lai (賴清德) said yesterday during an award ceremony honoring “model workers,” including migrant workers, at the Presidential Office ahead of Workers’ Day today. Minimum Wage has emerged this Friday as one of the stories drawing attention in Taiwan.

Key facts

• The next minimum wage hike is expected to exceed NT$30,000, President William Lai (賴清德) said yesterday during an award ceremony honoring “model workers,” including migrant workers, at the Presidential Office ahead of Workers’ Day today.
• The wage increase on New Year’s Day marked the 10th consecutive year that Taiwan has raised its basic wage, from NT$20,008 in 2016 to NT$29,500, or NT$196 per hour, this year.
• More than 2.47 million laborers benefited from the wage hike regardless of nationality, Lai said.
• Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan.
• President William Lai honors 10 role-model migrant workers at the Presidential Office in Taipei yesterday.

What we know

Going deeper, the wage increase on New Year’s Day marked the 10th consecutive year that Taiwan has raised its basic wage, from NT$20,008 in 2016 to NT$29,500, or NT$196 per hour, this year.

On the substance, more than 2.47 million laborers benefited from the wage hike regardless of nationality, Lai said.

Beyond the headlines, Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan.

More precisely, President William Lai honors 10 role-model migrant workers at the Presidential Office in Taipei yesterday.

It is worth noting that Lai specifically thanked 10 migrant workers selected for the award, saying that although they left their home countries to further their own goals, their efforts have benefited Taiwan as well.

By the numbers

At this stage, it is the hard work of the nation’s laborers that helped produce 8.68 percent economic growth last year, the best in 15 years, he said, adding that Taiwan’s historic stock market performance was also due to their hard work.

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Going deeper, 1Military on alert after 2 Chinese warships spotted.

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What they're saying

“We must ensure that all citizens share the fruits of economic growth,” Lai said, adding that for that to happen, the government must pursue the goals of dignified work and friendly vocational environments.

The wider context

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On the substance, the epicenter was 38.7km east-northeast of Yilan County Hall at a focal depth of 98.3km, the CWA’s Seismological Center said.

Beyond the headlines, the quake’s maximum intensity, which gauges the actual physical effect of a seismic event, was a level 4 on Taiwan’s 7-tier intensity scale, the center said.

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The bottom line

• The wage increase on New Year’s Day marked the 10th consecutive year that Taiwan has raised its basic wage, from NT$20,008 in 2016 to NT$29,500, or NT$196 per hour, this year.
• More than 2.47 million laborers benefited from the wage hike regardless of nationality, Lai said.
• It is the hard work of the nation’s laborers that helped produce 8.68 percent economic growth last year, the best in 15 years, he said, adding that Taiwan’s historic stock market performance was also due to their hard work.
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