Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) chairman Chan Huo-sheng points out two big differences between employed people in Taiwan and in other countries: "Over the past several decades, small and medium-sized companies have been the mainstay of Taiwan's economy. The workers in such companies are either people from the surrounding area, or else friends and relatives of the owners, so employee-management relations have always been very flexible.
勞委會主委詹火生就指出台灣受雇階級和國外不同的兩大特徵：「過去幾十年來，台灣都以中小企業為主力，來公司幫忙的，不是左鄰右舍就是親朋好友，勞雇關係一向很有彈性。