On August 28, as the ruling KMT was endorsing its nominees, more than 10,000 workers from 21 state-run enterprises from across Taiwan had gathered not far away to demand that privatization be delayed, and that policies be created to guarantee workers 'rights.
八月二十八日，正當國民黨召開十五全黨代表大會，鎖定連蕭正副總統搭配參選之時，超過萬名來自全國二十一家公營企業的勞工集結在離會場不遠的國父紀念館，要求暫緩民營化，保障勞工權益。