The head of the National Association of Industry and Commerce says its
members fully understand the need to raise electricity prices and support
government plans allow migrant workers from India into Taiwan.

According to Thomas Wu, the association believes increases in electricity
rates are a necessary response to the global situation and the rising cost of
raw materials ...

... but the government needs to draft supporting measures to mitigate the
impact of rate hikes.

Wu says the association also knows that Taiwan needs more overseas workers in
order to mitigate a serious manpower shortage and that migrant labor will not
"replace domestic workers, but supplement the vacancies left by them."

The comments come as the Ministry of Economic Affairs is set to meet next
month discuss possible adjustments to electricity rates.