2022/05/12 |
Taiwan’s Lost Growth (Part 1): How Far Has Taiwan’s Economy Fallen Behind Other Countries Due To Stagnant Wages?
When wages don’t grow, household expenditures and ultimately business profits stagnate as well. Here’s how this has played out in Taiwan.
2022/03/15 |
Raising the Minimum Wage Does Not Increase Unemployment.
It makes sense for Taiwan’s businesses to support wage increases. Here’s why.
2022/02/17 |
Taiwan’s Minimum Wage Is Not Adequate for Its Cost of Living
Taiwan’s low minimum wage has contributed to half of workers earning less than what they need to have a basic standard of living.
2022/02/11 |
Lithuania’s Minimum Wage Is More Adequate for Its Cost of Living Than Taiwan’s
Though lower in nominal terms, Lithuania’s minimum wage is more adequate for its cost of living than Taiwan’s, and catching up fast.
2022/02/09 |
Taiwan’s Minimum Wage is One of the Lowest In Its League
Taiwan is a wealthy country. Its recently instituted minimum wage hike does not compare favorably with its international counterparts.
2022/01/18 |
Taiwan’s GDP per Capita May Surpass Japan’s and South Korea’s—But Don’t Start Celebrating Yet.
Though the GDP per capita in Taiwan may be on pace to grow, few gains will be felt by workers.
2022/01/13 |
Taiwan’s Businesses Are Increasing Prices To Earn Higher Profits
Average consumers will take a hit, while businesses will continue to earn high profits from the recent price increases.
2021/12/21 |
Minimum Wage Increases Are Not Just About Low-Income Workers. Here’s Why.
The minimum wage in Taiwan matters to workers across all wage levels.
2021/11/10 |
Business Groups Are Campaigning Against Taiwan’s Minimum Wage Increase. Don’t Let Them Succeed.
There’s been a campaign waged by business groups against a minimum wage hike in Taiwan. Don’t fall for what they’re saying.
2021/11/03 |
Do Civil Servants in Taiwan Earn Twice as Much as Private Sector Workers?
The mystery of how much Taiwan’s civil servants earn shows the government to be unserious about transparency and raising wages.
2021/10/28 |
10 Misconceptions About Raising the Minimum Wage in Taiwan
Don’t believe the fearmongers. A low minimum wage is a political choice, not an economic necessity.
2021/07/01 |
The Economic Roots of Racism in Singapore
Ethnic minorities have become scapegoated by rising economic inequality in Singapore.
2021/06/17 |
On Minimum Wages, Singapore Is Playing Catch Up
Singapore’s government recently agreed to long overdue increases in the minimum wage for cleaners. By many standards, it is far from sufficient.
2021/06/11 |
The KMT’s Twitter is a Dumpster Fire
Taiwan’s main opposition party, the KMT, accused Singaporean dissident Roy Ngerng of being an “extreme white supremacist” on Twitter. Patently false and absurd as it is, the charge adheres to the logic of a moribund institution.
2021/05/05 |
Taiwan’s Economy Is Growing Fast. Workers Still Await Their Share.
While Taiwan’s GDP per capita is escalating, wages have remained stagnant. It doesn’t have to be this way.
2021/04/12 |
Roy Ngerng Against the Prime Minister
Ngerng’s case recalls the traditional battle lines in the struggle for free speech, a heroic picture of a dissenter against the state, whose cause is grounded in a vision of a just society.
2021/01/25 |
Singapore’s Government Says Workers Are Pulling Ahead. Here’s What They Won’t Say.
Last week, a Singapore government minister said that the wages of lower-income and median-income Singaporeans have increased in the last 10 years. But when we compare Singapore with other wealthy, advanced countries, the situation does not look so rosy.
2021/01/21 |
Digital Transformation in Taiwan Requires Social and Political Transformation
Digital literacy training can mitigate many problems. But this can't be implemented without a thorough social and political transformation in Taiwan.