The People's Party has criticized the Lai Ching-te government for failing to honor its promises regarding labor rights and emphasized its commitment to pushing for the National Holidays Act and law amendments to strengthen labor insurance. With International Workers' Day approaching, the People's Party stated that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government has not fulfilled its six commitments to workers, including 'protecting atypical workers,' 'encouraging union organization,' and 'reducing working hours,' seriously undermining workers' rights.

Party leader Huang Kuo-chang pointed out that since Tsai Ing-wen's presidency began in 2016, almost all promises made to workers have been unfulfilled. He stressed that workers are the foundation of Taiwan's industrial development, and without them, economic growth is impossible. He also called on employers and the government to carefully review workers' wages and working environments to ensure that workers share in economic achievements.

He criticized the current labor insurance and retirement system as being inadequate and argued that there should be legislation defining the government's funding mechanisms for labor insurance. While some DPP officials verbally express support, there has been no progress on enforcing legislation and institutional funding mechanisms, stating that 'President Lai Ching-te once promised to improve working hours and youth employment issues, yet no relevant legislative versions have been proposed, and commitments have turned into empty talk.' Vice Chairman Chang Chi-kai pointed out that despite the DPP's claims that workers are 'the softest group in the heart,' they have long oppressed laborers. Taiwanese workers face three significant challenges: 'low wages, long working hours, and workplace bullying.' In 2024, data shows that the average annual working hours for Taiwanese workers reached 2,030 hours, ranking sixth in the world and second in Asia, significantly higher than countries like Japan and South Korea.

He also indicated that Taiwanese workers only have an average of seven days of paid vacation per year, which is evidently insufficient. In 2017, the DPP amended the Labor Standards Act, cutting the original seven national holidays and effectively compressing the rest rights of laborers. Chang Chi-kai further questioned the DPP's past Ministers of Labor, who have not come from labor backgrounds, lacking empathy and expertise regarding labor conditions, urging the government to genuinely heed grassroots voices and respond to workers' demands. The People's Party stresses that the 2017 amendment to the Labor Standards Act resulted in workers losing seven national holidays, which remain unaddressed to date—a clear injustice against laborers. Therefore, the party advocates promoting the National Holidays Act to officially legislate holidays such as 'Little New Year,' 'May Day,' 'Teacher's Day,' 'International Migrants Day,' and 'Constitution Day' to reduce the burden of working hours for laborers and fight for the deserved vacation rights.