00:00Members from Azazan labor unions have gathered here in front of the Executive Yuan
00:04ahead of Labor Day on Friday to demand better housing benefits and retirement security for workers.
00:19They say rising living costs means young people can't afford to start families
00:23and it leaves older workers vulnerable as they can't save enough to retire.
00:27The groups also blame President Lai Jingde for not fulfilling his campaign promise
00:32of building tens of thousands of social housing units.
00:35Instead, he made cuts to the project earlier this year.
01:02Union members are also calling for increasing salaries to reflect inflation and the overall
01:08growing GDP. They also want higher unemployment benefits to protect middle-aged and older workers
01:14and increased retirement contribution rates, all in hopes of improving workers' livelihoods.
01:22Organizers say they're expecting 300 people to take to the streets on Friday
01:26and they're hoping the government will hear their calls to improve worker conditions
01:30and put them into action.
01:32Patrick Chen and Tiffany Wong in Taipei for Taiwan Plus.
01:35Patrick Chen and Tiffany Wong in Taipei for Taiwan Plus.
01:36Patrick Chen and Tiffany Wong in Taipei for Taiwan Plus.
01:38Patrick Chen and Tiffany Wong in Taipei for Taiwan Plus.
01:38Patrick Chen and Tiffany Wong in Taipei for Taiwan Plus.
01:39Patrick Chen and Tiffany Wong in Taipei for Taiwan Plus.
01:39You
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