勞基法再修 是保障勞工還是資方？
Legislators across party lines Tuesday criticized the Cabinet’s draft amendments to the Labor Standards Act, saying that the government is violating worker’s rights by reintroducing poor working conditions.
各黨團立委於週二批評行政院《勞基法》修正草案，表示政府再度引入低劣的工作條件，侵害勞工權益。
amendment(n.)修正案draft(n.)草案;草稿violate(v.)侵害;危害reintroduce(v.)重新引入
The first draft amendments by the Ministry of Labor allow employees to work 12 days in a row once they take one mandatory day off on either end of the 12-day period.
勞動部預告的最新修正草案將允許勞工把例假挪至兩週中的頭跟尾，最多可連上12天班。
in a row連續地=consecutivelymandatory(adj.)強制的
The current rules require every worker to take two days off each week — one fixed day off, and one flexible rest day.
目前的規定要求每位勞工每週必須休假兩天，包含1天的例假和1天的休息日。
flexible(adj.)彈性的
The proposed rule change has been blasted by labor unions as catering to the interests of the employers, as workers could be coerced into overworking.
勞工團體強烈譴責勞動部提出修法是為了滿足雇主的利益，因為勞工可能會被逼迫加班。
blast(v.)嚴厲批評、強烈譴責cater to~迎合;投其所好be coerce into~被強迫…=be forced to RV
During a question-and-answer session at the legislature, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Chiang Yung-chang asked Premier William Lai to clarify the reasons behind the draft amendments.
民進黨立委江永昌在立院質詢行政院長賴清德時，要求他澄清修正草案背後的原因。
clarify(v.)澄清
Chang expressed concern that the proposed amendments would harm workers’ rights.
江永昌表示擔心修正草案可能會侵害勞工權益。
In response, Lai said that the revisions of the act are based on social reactions and that the purpose is to create a “safe and flexible” work environment for employees.
賴清德回應，這次修法是根據社會反應的不同意見來做修正 ，目標是要為勞工創造「既安全又彈性」的工作環境。
revision(n.) 修訂、修正
But Chiang said that the premier was being too optimistic.
但江永昌說院長的想法太樂觀了。
Chang suggested that the government should maintain the current “one fixed day off and one flexible rest day” rule and grant businesses tax reductions to help them reduce operating costs, rather than changing the act again.
江永昌建議，政府應該維持目前的「一例一休」， 可以考量給予企業稅務優惠，幫助降低營運成本，而不是再度修法。
maintain(v.)維持rather than~而不是=instead of~
However, Lai dismissed Chiang’s comment, saying that the aim of the proposed amendments is to allow more flexibility in labor policies, which cannot be achieved through tax cuts.
然而，賴清德反駁江永昌的意見，表示本次政院修法的目標是為了讓勞工政策更有彈性， 降低企業稅負的手段是「達不到（彈性）的。」
dismiss(v.)反駁;不考慮flexibility(n.)彈性flexible(adj.)彈性的