Taiwan Firefighters' Groups Calling for Better Safety and Right to Unionize
Firefighters' rights groups in Taiwan are on a three-week march along the west coast of the country's main island. They're protesting for safety on the job and the right to form a union after dozens have died in the past 10 years.
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00:00 Separately, labor rights groups are calling for better protections for firefighters who
00:03 they say face extremely dangerous conditions.
00:06 "Taiwan has trained 43 firefighters for 10 years.
00:10 For firefighters, our labor conditions are always in the hands of the government.
00:15 We do not have the right to speak."
00:18 The groups are halfway through a three-week march across Taiwan for workers' rights.
00:23 They protested at a site in the central county of Tsanghua, where a firefighter died on the
00:27 job two years ago.
00:29 In addition to better safety measures for firefighters, they're also calling for the
00:32 right to form a union to better protect their own interests.
00:36 The government says it is looking into this issue and will invest around 82 million U.S.
00:40 dollars in improving firefighting equipment.