Labor Party (Taiwan)
The Labor Party is a left-wing political party in Taiwan, founded on 29 March 1989 by a striking trade union in Xinpu, Hsinchu County. It is part of the wider labor movement in Taiwan, and advocates for labor reforms and the redistribution of social resources. The party also supports the unification of Taiwan with mainland China, with a high level of autonomy reserved for Taiwan under the "one country, two systems" principle.
Labor Party 勞動黨 | |
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| Chairman | Wu Jung-yuan |
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| Honorary Chairman | Luo Mei-wen |
| Founded | 29 March 1989 |
| Headquarters | 6th Floor, No. 25, Lane 344, Nanjing West Road, Datong District, Taipei |
| Membership (2019) | ~400 |
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| Political position | Left-wing |
| Legislative Yuan | 0 / 113 |
| Municipal mayors | 0 / 6 |
| Magistrates / mayors | 0 / 16 |
| Councilors | 1 / 912 |
| Township / city mayors | 0 / 204 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 勞動黨 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 劳动党 | ||||||||||||||
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Party members often assist in unionizing workers and regularly hold protests against the government's labor policies, as well as perceived imperialism from the United States and Japan. Notable labor demonstrations that the Labor Party helped organize include the 2004 Yaowen Electric protests, 2004 Hsinta strike and 2009 labor dispute against TSMC.