Labor statistics are somewhat different from other statistics. "Other statistics may simply be pure numbers. But statistics on occupational accidents, occupational diseases, and the unemployment rate are directly bound up with people's lives," says Dr. Huang.
勞工統計與其他統計不同，「有些統計可能只是單純的數字，但就勞工來說，像職業災害、職業疾病、失業率等，卻直接關係到生存」，黃越欽說。