Lai Hsiang-ling says that unemployment payments at most provide only temporary supplemental income. Those experiencing "structural unemployment," whose original job categories no longer exist and who must spend far longer looking for new work, are going to face hard times.
「工人立法行動委員會」總幹事賴香伶指出，失業給付僅能夠提供臨時性、補充性的收入，對於那些原有職種已消失、待業時間漫長的「結構性失業」勞工而言，生活仍是難以維持。