Lin Hui-kuan explained

Lin Hui-kuan
Native Name Lang:zh-tw
Honorific-Suffix:MLY
Order:Member of the Legislative Yuan
Constituency:Republic of China
Term Start:1 February 2002
Term End:31 January 2008
Birth Date:1957 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Lienchiang County, Republic of China
Death Place:Zhongzheng, Taipei, Taiwan
Nationality:Taiwanese
Alma Mater:National Taipei Institute of Technology
Occupation:politician

Lin Hui-kuan should not be confused with Hui-Kuan Lin.

Lin Hui-kuan (; 17 October 1957 – 26 August 2009) was a Taiwanese labor unionist and politician.

Early career

Lin earned a degree in electrical engineering from National Taipei Institute of Technology.[1] [2]

In the early 2000s, he was president of the Chinese Federation of Labor, one of three national labor unions in Taiwan at the time.[3] In this position, he expressed opposition to flextime and boycotted multiple public hearings organized by the Council of Labor Affairs to discuss the topic.[4] Lin staunchly supported a government proposal to mandate 84 hours of work over two weeks, instead of a 44-hour workweek.[5] [6] While serving on a panel convened by the Economic Development Advisory Conference, he fought to maintain a monthly minimum wage, and rejected an hourly wage proposal that was in discussion.[7] Lin attended the Asian regional meeting of the International Labour Organization in August, the first time representatives of Taiwan were permitted to speak at an ILO gathering.[8] Lin also worked for the Taiwan Railways Administration.[9]

Political career

Lin accepted a 2001 legislative nomination from the People First Party, and was expelled from the Kuomintang.[10] While serving on the Legislative Yuan, Lin retained his position as head of the Chinese Federation of Labour,[11] and vehemently opposed a National Health Insurance rate increase.[12] [13] New rates took effect in September 2002, and in response, Lin asked union members to pay no more than their previous premiums.[14] In November, Lin said of the Bureau of National Health Insurance, "The bureau is neither honest nor trustworthy."[15]

Lin was reelected in 2004 via the party list,[16] and served as PFP caucus whip.[17] He was also named a co-convenor of the Procedure Committee.[18] He contested the Lienchiang County Constituency seat in 2008 against Tsao Erh-chung, and lost.[19] Lin underwent surgery in July 2009. The operation was beset by complications, and he was transferred to National Taiwan University Hospital, where he died of sepsis on 26 August 2009, aged 51.[20] Charges against Lin dating from a 2004 protest were dropped in May 2012, because he had died.[21]

Notes and References

  1. News: Lin Hui-kuan (5). 10 July 2017. Legislative Yuan.
  2. News: Lin Hui-kuan (6). 10 July 2017. Legislative Yuan.
  3. News: Lin. Irene. Labor groups continue workweek policy protests. 10 July 2017. Taipei Times. 25 November 2000.
  4. News: Lin. Irene. Flexitime causes labor ruckus. 10 July 2017. Taipei Times. 23 August 2000.
  5. News: Low. Stephanie. Union no-show cripples 44-hour workweek plan. 10 July 2017. Taipei Times. 22 December 2000.
  6. News: Low. Stephanie. Workweek row takes new turn. 10 July 2017. Taipei Times. 23 December 2000.
  7. News: Chuang. Chi-ting. Hourly wage proposal on hold for now. 10 July 2017. Taipei Times. 15 August 2001.
  8. News: Taiwan takes part in international labor conference. 10 July 2017. Taipei Times. 30 August 2001.
  9. News: Lin. Chieh-yu. TSU demands PFP lawmaker give up railway position. 10 July 2017. Taipei Times. 16 April 2003.
  10. News: Low. Stephanie. KMT kicks out seven, punishes four members. 10 July 2017. Taipei Times. 13 October 2001.
  11. News: Legislator Lin re-elected chief of labor federation. 10 July 2017. The China Post. 18 April 2003.
  12. News: Hsu. Crystal. Opposition talks tough on health-fee hike. 10 July 2017. Taipei Times. 27 July 2002.
  13. News: Chang. Yu-jang. Groups wrangle over protest date. 10 July 2017. Taipei Times. 13 August 2002.
  14. News: Chang. Yu-jang. 3 million plan to boycott NHI hike. 10 July 2017. Taipei Times. 1 September 2002.
  15. News: Chen. Melody. Pan-blue lawmakers accuse BNHI of greed. 10 July 2017. Taipei Times. 5 November 2002.
  16. News: PFP names candidates. 10 July 2017. Taipei Times. 6 October 2004.
  17. News: New caucus whips installed. 10 July 2017. Taipei Times. 2 August 2005.
  18. News: Arms bill rejected again. 10 July 2017. Taipei Times. 28 September 2005.
  19. News: Legislative elections and referendums. 10 July 2017. Taipei Times. 13 January 2008.
  20. News: Former lawmaker dies. 10 July 2017. Taipei Times. 27 August 2009.
  21. News: Yang. Kuo-wen. Court clears pan-blue lawmakers. 10 July 2017. Taipei Times. 1 June 2012.