200,000 workers on unpaid leave

From ICRT:

The Council of Labor Affairs has said that it believes over 200-thousand
workers across Taiwan have been affected by the policy of unpaid leave since
last December.

According to Labor Minister - Wang Ru-xuan - some 23-per cent of the nation's
companies which hire more than 200 workers have reduced working hours -
requiring employees take unpaid leave - or slashed salaries in order to cope
with financial difficulties.