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Bill: Child Labour Act (2470)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Beluzian Workers Party
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: August 2471
Description[?]:
| An Act to abolish child labour |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning child labour.
Old value:: Child labour is mandatory; all children must seek employment.
Current: Child labour is forbidden.
Proposed: Child labour is forbidden.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:17:43, October 15, 2007 CET | From | Constitutional Monarchy Party | To | Debating the Child Labour Act (2470) |
| Message | surely that is restrictive?? To say that they cannot work at all? Is there not a "the government has no policy regarding child labour" ?? I would have thought that would suit you better... |
| Date | 16:36:50, October 16, 2007 CET | From | Beluzian Workers Party | To | Debating the Child Labour Act (2470) |
| Message | We feel that, as the age of majority is currently 12, a child labour prohibition would only affect an extremely small portion of the labour force. Too small to be considered restrictive. |
| Date | 19:43:46, October 16, 2007 CET | From | Constitutional Monarchy Party | To | Debating the Child Labour Act (2470) |
| Message | so what about the rights of the small portion?? |
| Date | 20:45:51, October 16, 2007 CET | From | Beluzian Workers Party | To | Debating the Child Labour Act (2470) |
| Message | They would be legal minors, and supported by their parents or guardians. I would ask what form of useful employment an eleven year old could perform in a modern economy? |
| Date | 22:05:38, October 16, 2007 CET | From | Constitutional Monarchy Party | To | Debating the Child Labour Act (2470) |
| Message | coal mine? :) There are many jobs that they can do. Shop assistants, family business, cleaning and general manual labour. Why give the jobs to foreigners when there are Beluzians willing to do them?? |
| Date | 23:16:11, October 16, 2007 CET | From | Beluzian Workers Party | To | Debating the Child Labour Act (2470) |
| Message | No one has suggested giving these jobs to anyone specifically, Beluzian or otherwise. Family businesses of this type are generally exempted from child labour laws, so long as the tasks assigned to children are voluntary and non-hazardous. |
| Date | 23:19:39, October 16, 2007 CET | From | Constitutional Monarchy Party | To | Debating the Child Labour Act (2470) |
| Message | Child Labour is fobidden... so children no longer have any freedom to choose. The Liberal Party has taken away a right.... That however is not what concerns me. My concern is now there is a hole in the labour force, who will fill it? Foreigners. |
| Date | 00:08:17, October 28, 2007 CET | From | People's Populist Party - Zogist Mafia | To | Debating the Child Labour Act (2470) |
| Message | Lazy Children should go back to Rutania where they came from. Beluzians work. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 379 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 68 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 303 |
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