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Hundreds of Taiwanese Companies Fined for Exploiting Workers international.thenewslens
Why you need to know
A survey shows that hundreds of companies in Taiwan violated the Labor Standards Act last year. Media and finance companies and hospitals are all on the list.
On April 25, the Taipei City’s Department of Labor issued the latest list of companies that have violated the Labor Standards Act. Industries such transportation, medical care, finance, catering and media are all on the list. Well known companies including MUJI, Shin Kong Mitsukoshi, Michael Kors, Edwin and Net are among those named.
Since January, four lists of companies and organizations that violate the Labor Standards Act have been announced. Liberty Times reports, most of the violators, including 48 companies, have been fined for not giving extra payment to their employees even when they extend their working hours. Thirty four companies were fined for not letting employees rest on weekends while 30 of them make workers work overtime.
According to another survey conducted by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) of the Ministry of Labor, in 2015, 337 companies violated the regulations, including McDonald’s and the Formosa Fun Coast, where the water park powder explosion accident took place.
Taiwanese journalists generally working overtime
In the list of Taipei City’s Department of Labor, Formosa TV, CtiTV, EBC, Liberty Times and Global Views-CommonWealth Publishing Group all make their employees work excessively without paying extra salary.
Apple Daily reports, on April 13, the US Department of State published the 2015 Human Rights Report. It showed that 78% of Taiwanese in the media industry work more than 10 hours a day. The report also says that journalists and reporters usually work outside the office and require more protection, such as a special contract, to limit their work hours.
Yu, who works for a newspaper, told Apple Daily that he refuses to reply messages after work, “Everyone has their life. The employers should not enforce their workers to give up their own lives.” [Quote translated].
Another man working in the media industry thinks that labor issues in Taiwan can not be dealt by the government because it is actually a “social status problem.”
Overtime phenomenon at hospitals hard to change
According to the Taipei government’s report, there are six medical caring institution violating the “limited work hour term,” including the following well-known ones.
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The Power of Phytoncides forest-therapy.net
Phytoncide is a substance emmitted by plants & trees and generally means the aroma of the forest. "Phyton" means "plant" in Latin, and "cide" means to exterminate. Phytoncides are produced to help plants & trees protect themselves from harmful insects and germs.
Phytoncides do not only exist in forests. They can be found in vegetables and fruit as well. After the constituents of phytoncides were identified, experiments were conducted to see how they benefit human health.
The therapeutic benefits of forest bathing may be difficult to fully explain with only phytoncides, but most likely, the green scenery, soothing sounds of streams and waterfalls, and natural aromas of wood, plants and flowers in these complex ecosystems all play a part. Forest therapy is a good example of how our own health is dependent on the health of our natural environment.
Reduced Stress
A recent review of field experiments across Japan compared physical markers of stress in natural environments to those in city settings. 280 adults spent time in forest and urban areas on alternate days. Compared to city environments, forest settings were associated with lower levels of cortisol, slower heart rates, lower blood pressure, greater activity of parasympathetic nerves that promote relaxation, and reduced activity of sympathetic nerves associated with “fight or flight” reactions to stress.
Another study of forest bathing measured fluctuations in salivary amylase, an indicator of changes in sympathetic nervous activity, and also concluded that forests were associated with less environmental stress.
Researchers have studied the psychological effects of forest bathing as well. Almost 500 Japanese adults were surveyed on days they spent time in a forest and also in their normal environment. Statistical analyzes revealed that, compared to their normal environments, inside a forest the participants reported significantly less depression and hostility, and felt significantly more lively. And the greater the level of stress individuals experienced, the greater the positive effects of forest bathing. Researchers concluded that forests are “therapeutic landscapes” and that forest bathing may decrease the risk of stress-related diseases.
Improved Immunity
Studies in Japan have examined markers of immunity in both men and women after three-day trips to the forest. Healthy volunteers participated in three two-hour sessions of walking in a forest. Before, during and after the experiences researchers measured the number and activity of natural killer cells, immune cells that destroy cancerous cells in the body; anti-cancer proteins including perforin, granulysin and granzymes A/B; and levels of stress hormones adrenaline and noradrenaline. They also measured levels of phytonicides in the forest air. (Phytonicides are essential oils released by trees and plants to defend against insects, animals and decomposition.)
Compared to control measurements taken on normal working days, forest walking significantly decreased levels of stress hormones, increased anti-cancer proteins, and increased the number and activity of natural killer cells. 30 days after the experience, natural killer cells were still more active, suggesting that monthly forest walks could be an important lifestyle factor in the prevention of cancer as well as helpful adjunctive therapy for people diagnosed with cancer.
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