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Hsu Ming-chun (; born 21 September 1965) is a Taiwanese people politician who served as the Labor Minister of Taiwan from 2018 to 2024. She previously served as the deputy mayor of Kaohsiung City from 2016 to 2018.
On 16 February 2024, India and Taiwan signed a memorandum which sought Indian workers to address labor shortages in Taiwan. On February 29, during a radio interview, Hsu stated that the ministry would hire workers from Northeast India due to "their skin color and dietary habits are closer" to the Taiwanese and that they are "mostly Christians who are adept at manufacturing, construction, and farming." Her comments resulted in backlash in India and Taiwan. Democratic Progressive Party legislator condemned her remarks, stating that "skin color and race should not be criteria for recruiting migrant workers." The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan issued an apology for the "not entirely appropriate" narratives by Taiwan's government agencies, while the Labor ministry also apologized for the "inaccurate choice of words" by Hsu. During legislative hearing on 5 March, Hsu apologized for her remarks and stated the Taiwan's labor policies are "crafted with equality in mind and are never discriminating."
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