Stories from Kaohsiung · Taiwan

Ko Chih-en, a Kuomintang candidate for Kaohsiung mayor, announced his first set of labor policies. The plan includes making wage levels a necessary condition for companies to receive municipal resources, rather than focusing solely on investment scale. Politician Ke Chih-en proposed an upgrade to the Kaohsiung Labor Rights Fund, with a target completion date of 2030. Candidate Ke Chih-en proposed upgrading the Kaohsiung Labor Rights Fund to support atypical workers, including delivery drivers, dispatched workers, and annual contract employees. The fund's principal has remained at 550 million TWD since the merger of the county and city. These workers often lack recourse when injured or unpaid due to harsh labor environments.

Heavy rainfall in Kaohsiung has begun to relieve drought conditions across central and southern Taiwan. The Irrigation Agency reported that water shortages persisting since December last year are easing due to the arrival of spring rains.