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Councilor Zhang Yuyan is concerned about the overwork problem of labor inspectors

Overwork tragedies have been reported frequently recently. Central City Councilors Zhang Yuyan, Xie Zhizhong, Wang Liren, and Huang Shouda pointed out in the business inquiry on the 24th that the number of labor inspection cases in the city government has increased in the past five years. Calculated, the annual load of each labor inspector has increased from 129.8 cases. The number of cases nearly doubled to 237.6. Council members questioned that the labor inspectors were taking care of labor rights for Taichung City, but they themselves were in danger of being overworked, and the turnover rate was also high. They asked the city government to review and improve. Director of Labor Lin Shuyuan said that although the work of labor inspectors is difficult, it is completely legal. In the future, the Labor Bureau will seek more labor inspection manpower from the central government in a timely manner to reduce the work burden of colleagues.

Zhang Yuyan asked that in recent years, industrial safety incidents have continued, and the Labor Inspection Department has also frequently implemented labor safety inspections. The number of labor inspection cases has increased year by year, from 8,178 cases in 2019 to 11,878 cases in 2021, which will exceed 10,000, until a sudden increase of 5 in 2023. Thousands of cases, up to 16,160 cases, the number of labor inspections has nearly doubled in five years, but the labor inspection manpower has not increased for two consecutive years but has decreased.

She questioned that the average labor inspection manpower is about 63. Calculated, the number of services per labor inspector has increased sharply from 129.8 in 2019 to 237.6 in 2023, nearly doubling in five years. The workload is too heavy, and they I work on the front line to protect workers’ rights, but I am overworked. No wonder 8 employees resigned in two years, and only 62 are left this year. The turnover rate is nearly 10%, which can be regarded as an industrial safety crisis.

Xie Zhizhong pointed out that the statistics of the “Number of Major Occupational Accidents” in the 2011 Labor Statistics Annual Report of the Ministry of Labor showed that before 2010, the number of casualties in major occupational accidents in Taichung City was about 6-10, but it increased sharply from 29 to 110 in 2009. Ranking 28th in 2011 and 29th in 2011, it can be seen that labor safety issues are on the rise.

Xie Zhizhong pointed out in the investigation report on labor inspections released by the Supervisory Yuan on May 18, 2010 that most labor inspectors in Taiwan are contracted personnel, and the number of labor inspection cases per person is about 200 per year. According to data from Taichung City, Look, there were 238 cases per person in 2012, which is 38 more than the average number of investigation reports by the Control Yuan, and this year the number may increase again;

Xie Zhizhong also divided the overtime pay budget of 979,000 yuan compiled by the Labor Bureau for 113 labor inspectors by 62 labor inspectors. On average, each person can only receive about 1,000 yuan per month. Xie Zhizhong questioned that because the number of labor inspectors has been reduced, , the number of cases burdened continues to increase, and it is foreseeable that the number of overtime hours will increase. It is questioned that the budget for overtime pay is not sufficient at all. We strongly urge the city government to propose improvement measures to address the shortage of labor inspection personnel and overtime work, so as to ensure the rights and interests of labor inspectors, the quality of labor inspections, and the safety of workers.

Zhang Yuyan, Xie Zhizhong, Wang Liren, and Huang Shouda pointed out that labor inspectors play an important role in administrative inspections and help both labor and management find problems. Moreover, their working conditions often face unknown risks in the environment. In addition, they are highly mobile and have a heavy workload. The Labor Bureau should also To review and improve their labor rights, we must also recruit more labor inspection manpower to reduce the current overwork problem.

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