Food Delivery Industry Promotion Association Affirms Sub-Law Amendments, Urges Platforms Not to Raise Prices
Taiwan's Food Delivery Industry Promotion Association affirmed the three sub-law drafts of the Food Delivery Special Law announced by the Ministry of Labor, while urging platform companies not to raise prices using rider protection as an excuse.
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(Central News Agency reporter Chang Hsiung-feng, Taipei, 8th) The Ministry of Labor today announced three sub-law drafts for the Food Delivery Special Law. The Food Delivery Promotion Association expressed affirmation and support, but hoped to supplement the suspension of rights section, stating that platforms should clearly inform the date to avoid no recourse for appeals; and urged platforms not to raise prices to exploit consumers, as the sub-laws are for protecting riders.
In response to the Ministry of Labor's announcement of three sub-law drafts for the Food Delivery Special Law today, the Taiwan Food Delivery Industry Rights Promotion Alliance issued a statement expressing support and affirmation for the Ministry of Labor's efforts to institutionalize. However, it also pointed out some loopholes in the provisions and clarified public concerns about "platform price increases" recently.
Su Po-hao, spokesperson for the Taiwan Food Delivery Industry Rights Promotion Alliance, pointed out that regarding the regulations on "short-term suspension of rights," the provisions do not clearly stipulate that platforms must inform riders of the "specific date" of the incident. If the specific date is not clearly informed, it will lead riders into the same opaque predicament as in the past, where partners still cannot determine the specific reasons and timing of the suspension, thus making it impossible to appeal; if this key procedural guarantee is lacking, the provision may become a mere formality.
Regarding the widespread public concern that the implementation of the special law may lead food delivery platforms to take the opportunity to increase delivery fees and pass on costs to consumers, Chen Yu-an, chairman of the National Food Delivery Industry Union, stated that major platforms have recently been promoting high incomes of "over NT$400 per hour" when recruiting riders; however, the guaranteed remuneration stipulated in this special law is only NT$245 per hour.
Chen Yu-an emphasized that the high salaries advertised by platforms are far higher than the legal bottom line, indicating that if platforms raise fees on the grounds of implementing the special law, it is an extremely unreasonable act.
Chen Yu-an said that the "Matters to be Stated and Not to be Stated in Consumer Standardized Contracts" and the "Food Delivery Cooperation Contract Template," which concern the rights and interests of consumers and cooperative merchants, are being drafted by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications and the Ministry of Economic Affairs, respectively. In the future, the consumer-side billing mechanism and rights will be further protected by clearer regulations. He called on platform operators not to use the special law, which is intended to protect the basic bottom line of riders, as a shield to exploit consumers and make unreasonable price increases.
Taiwan Food Delivery Industry Rights Promotion Alliance hopes that after the special law is implemented, the government can continue to strictly supervise the implementation by platform operators and make rolling amendments to practical loopholes such as "timeliness of suspension notifications," to jointly create an industry ecosystem where platforms, riders, and consumers all win. (Editor: Lung Po-an) 1150508
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(Central News Agency reporter Chang Hsiung-feng, Taipei, 8th) The Ministry of Labor today announced three sub-law drafts for the Food Delivery Special Law. The Food Delivery Promotion Association expressed affirmation and support, but hoped to supplement the suspension of rights section, stating that platforms should clearly inform the date to avoid no recourse for appeals; and urged platforms not to raise prices to exploit consumers, as the sub-laws are for protecting riders.
In response to the Ministry of Labor's announcement of three sub-law drafts for the Food Delivery Special Law today, the Taiwan Food Delivery Industry Rights Promotion Alliance issued a statement expressing support and affirmation for the Ministry of Labor's efforts to institutionalize. However, it also pointed out some loopholes in the provisions and clarified public concerns about "platform price increases" recently.
Su Po-hao, spokesperson for the Taiwan Food Delivery Industry Rights Promotion Alliance, pointed out that regarding the regulations on "short-term suspension of rights," the provisions do not clearly stipulate that platforms must inform riders of the "specific date" of the incident. If the specific date is not clearly informed, it will lead riders into the same opaque predicament as in the past, where partners still cannot determine the specific reasons and timing of the suspension, thus making it impossible to appeal; if this key procedural guarantee is lacking, the provision may become a mere formality.
Regarding the widespread public concern that the implementation of the special law may lead food delivery platforms to take the opportunity to increase delivery fees and pass on costs to consumers, Chen Yu-an, chairman of the National Food Delivery Industry Union, stated that major platforms have recently been promoting high incomes of "over NT$400 per hour" when recruiting riders; however, the guaranteed remuneration stipulated in this special law is only NT$245 per hour.
Chen Yu-an emphasized that the high salaries advertised by platforms are far higher than the legal bottom line, indicating that if platforms raise fees on the grounds of implementing the special law, it is an extremely unreasonable act.
Chen Yu-an said that the "Matters to be Stated and Not to be Stated in Consumer Standardized Contracts" and the "Food Delivery Cooperation Contract Template," which concern the rights and interests of consumers and cooperative merchants, are being drafted by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications and the Ministry of Economic Affairs, respectively. In the future, the consumer-side billing mechanism and rights will be further protected by clearer regulations. He called on platform operators not to use the special law, which is intended to protect the basic bottom line of riders, as a shield to exploit consumers and make unreasonable price increases.
Taiwan Food Delivery Industry Rights Promotion Alliance hopes that after the special law is implemented, the government can continue to strictly supervise the implementation by platform operators and make rolling amendments to practical loopholes such as "timeliness of suspension notifications," to jointly create an industry ecosystem where platforms, riders, and consumers all win. (Editor: Lung Po-an) 1150508
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