Kaohsiung Museum of Labor

For a hundred years, Kaohsiung has been a vital center for industrial development, and its export processing zone once created an economic miracle for Taiwan. Kaohsiung boasts a large workforce and a rich, diverse labor culture, which has fostered a unique character for this industrial metropolis. To preserve and share Kaohsiung's precious economic growth trajectory and the value of its labor culture, the nation's only labor museum was specially established in the Pier-2 Art Center in 2009. Its mission is to collect, research, preserve, and maintain historical materials and cultural assets related to domestic and international labor issues. Through interactive exhibitions, educational outreach, publications, and theatrical performances, the museum aims to help the public understand the life stories and cultural value of Taiwanese laborers.