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Corporatization of the Taiwan Railways Administration Represents Defeat for Labor

Brian Hioe
The corporatization of the Taiwan Railways Administration, changing it from an agency of government into the state-owned enterprise of the Taiwan Railways Corporation, puts an end to a long-run labor struggle by workers. The struggle went on for many years, but the inability of workers to stop the corporatization reflects the weakness, in many ways, of Taiwanese labor...
EnglishJanuary 2023LaborSocial Movements5 min read

Evictions Due to Railroad Development Project Leads to Clashes Between Protesters, Police in Mid-August

Brian Hioe
Police clashed with protesters in Tainan on August 20th and August 21st, as part of efforts by authorities to evict the last household resisting eviction as part of plans to construct the Tainan Urban District Railway Underground Project. A total of 340 households were displaced for the railway development project. While most households agreed to move, five households refused...
August 2021EnglishEnvironmentalSocial Movements5 min read