Labor Minister Hong Shen-han has attended the Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation Human Resources Development Ministerial Meeting - at which he
spoke of the changing the nature of work.

This year's event in Jeju, South Korea was held under the theme "Sustainable
Labour Markets and Jobs for the Future" and paticipants were calling for
reforms to employment systems in response to aging societies and emerging
technologies.

Hong told delegates that the rise of artificial intelligence, digitalization,
and automation is fundamentally changing the nature of work, causing atypical
working schemes and part-time job platforms to quickly gain traction ..

.. and while these flexible work models are widely popular, they also expose
gaps in labor protections for those who adopt them.

Hong also identified Taiwan's aging society, low birth rate and gender
stereotypes as posing challenges to the country's labor policies and
increasing the importance of female, middle-aged, and senior workers.