Thousands protest outside Taiwan Presidential Office over pension reform plan

Protesters throw hell money during a rally against the overhaul of the military and civil service pension fund, outside the Presidential Office in Taipei,Taiwan January 22, 2017. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Thousands of military personnel, teachers, police and civil servants protested a plan to reform Taiwan's pension system outside of the Presidential Office in Taipei on Sunday, as a national conference to discuss reform was held in the Office.

Vice President Chen Chien-jen announced a pension reform plan this week for teachers, civil servants and non-government employees which would delay a default in payments to retirees by a decade.