Manufacturing was once the mainstay of Taiwan's economy, and the Labor Standards Law was tailor-made to protect the workers in the manufacturing sector, with all-embracing, detailed regulations covering everything from working conditions to retirement and redundancy payments.
說來遺憾，製造業曾是台灣的重心，「勞基法」就是為這些產業勞工量身訂作的，從勞動條件到退休、資遣等規定，鉅細靡遺。