The closing of plants with large-scale layoffs is by no means unique to Taiwan. In fact, plant closings have been going on in the advanced industrial nations for well over a decade now.
關廠歇業，大規模資遣，並不是台灣獨有的，事實上，關廠風潮十多年前自歐美先進國家刮起後，至今從未止息。