Taoyuan mayoral election heats up: Zhang Shanzheng and Huang Shijie attend trade union events to seek labor support

Taoyuan Mayor Zhang Shanzheng of the Kuomintang, who is up for re-election at the end of the year, and Huang Shijie, Taoyuan mayoral candidate of the Democratic Progressive Party, attended the 75th anniversary event of the Taoyuan City Federation of Trade Unions this evening (30th). Both parties delivered speeches focusing on labor rights and industrial development. Chen Ruolan, chairman of the Taoyuan City Federation of Trade Unions, and supervisors cleverly prepared two large cakes for the blue and green camp, sang "Happy Birthday", and shouted "frozen garlic, frozen garlic" in batches with members in the audience. The teams from both sides also paid their respects table by table, filling the venue with a strong sense of choice.

Huang Shijie and Labor Minister Hong Shenhan said on the same stage that Taoyuan is an important industrial city. It should not only look at investment, output value and the presence of enterprises, but also let industrial results be reflected in wages, working environment and career development. What workers need most, the front-line unions know best. If elected in the future, he hopes to become the "mayor of labor", so that the union will not only be informed of policies, but also an important partner in municipal governance.

Huang Shijie pointed out that in the future, "industrial evolution" will be promoted, and new technologies will be used to assist the upgrading of traditional industries, further improve the salary structure, create better job opportunities, and synchronize industrial upgrading with improved labor benefits. He also proposed youth policies such as "entry gift packages" and internship-to-permanent subsidies, hoping to reduce the burden on young people in the early stages of entering the workplace, so that more young people can find good jobs and accumulate majors in Taoyuan, so that talents are willing to stay and develop in Taoyuan and develop stably in Taoyuan.

Earlier, Zhang Shanzheng said that Taoyuan has a profound industrial heritage and labor development trajectory. The city government has expressed high support for the "Labor Museum" proposed by the Federation of Trade Unions. It will actively provide comprehensive assistance in the land search, planning and construction stages, hoping to fully collect and reproduce the precious history of the labor movement and trade union struggle, so that Taiwan's labor culture and dedication can be passed down from generation to generation.

Zhang Shanzheng also said that in the face of the challenges of AI technology development and industrial transformation, the city government promoted the "Smart Industry Academy" to help local companies introduce technology and improve operational competitiveness, while simultaneously strengthening labor digital applications and new technology functions. It hopes to enhance the competitiveness and salary levels of the labor workplace through industrial upgrading and talent cultivation, so that the fruits of economic development can truly return to the hard-working grassroots workers.

Including the Municipal Labor Director Li Xianxiang, the Youth Director Hou Jialing, the Executive Director of the Industrial Policy Council Wang Zhihong, City Councilors Ye Mingyue, Chen Meimei, Chen Weiye, Liu Zengyuchun, Wang Peiyu, Wei Jun, Peng Junhao, veteran labor movement figure Mao Zhenfei, Taoyuan City Mass Service Association Chairman Wang Yaozi, Taiwan Labor History and Culture Society Secretary-General Chen Baiqian and others were present.