高雄市政府人權專區

勞動女性紀念公園 Working Women's Memorial Park

1973年，一艘清晨由旗津中洲開往高雄的渡輪因為超載加上機械失靈而翻覆沉沒，造成25名任職位於高雄加工出口區的女性不幸罹難。囿於當年習俗，25名未婚罹難者合葬於旗津，稱為「二十五淑女公墓」。由於原公墓僅以少女們雲英未嫁、慘遭滅頂稱之，並未提及職業身分，以及因通勤安全不受重視成為職災受害人的事實，民間也時有不實傳聞，逐漸扭曲其紀念內涵及事實真相。2008年，高雄市政府將位於旗津三路的現址重新整修、美化環境，正式更名為「勞動女性紀念公園」，將這25位年輕女性定位為「六○年代為臺灣經濟建設奮鬥的工殤少女英雄」，也藉此希望社會大眾重視兩性平權與勞動安全的議題。國家文化總會並於2006年將這裡標記為臺灣女性文化地標之一，以緬懷臺灣女工對臺灣經濟發展的付出與貢獻。

In 1973, a ferry from Zhongzhou, Qijin to Kaohsiung was overturned and sunk in the early morning due to  the overload and mechanical failure, causing 25 women in the Kaohsiung Processing Export Zone to die. Because of the custom of the year, 25 unmarried victims were buried together in Qijin, known as the "Twenty-five Ladies Cemetery". Because the cemetery was originally only named after the girls was unmarried and drowned, not mentioning their occupational identities and the fact that they were the victims of occupational disasters due to the lack of attention to commuting safety. And there were false rumors among folks, gradually distorting the memorial connotation and the truth. In 2008, the Kaohsiung City Government renovated and beautified the current site at the Qijin 3^rd Road and officially changed its name to "Working Women Memorial Park", positioning these 25 young women as “Work Injury Girl heroes striving for Taiwan’s economic construction in the 1960s”, hoping that the public will pay attention to the issues of gender equality and labor safety. The National Cultural Council also marked this as one of Taiwan ’s female cultural landmarks in 2006 to commemorate the  contributions of Taiwanese women workers to Taiwan ’s economic development.