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Bill: Child Labor Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Democrats of Jakania
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill is a resolution. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: October 2476
Description[?]:
| Article 1 Employment age: 1) The minimum age one must be to seek work is dependant on the job type ~Service job's:minimum age 16 ~factory working is illegal for non-adults ~Children will not be allowed to work in stores that sell weaponry *this means acutal weapons, not things that could be considered one, such as a kitchen knife Article 2 Amount of hours permitted to work per day and the time of the day they can work up to: 1) During nights where the next day the child shall have to go to school can reach up to the maximum time of six hours, and no child shall be allowed to work past 9:00 P.M. 2) During weekends, the child may work for a maxium of 10 hours(debateable). There is no specific time they cannot work past, but must be home by the curfew time for minors made by the local governments. 3) A child is not permitted to work for more than 20 hours per week. Article 3 Wages: 1) The amount paid will be up to the employer, but must be at least the national minimum wage Article 4 Legality and Enforcment 1) This bill, if it passes, will need re-proposing in 15 years 2) If any of these laws are broken, the child may tell a parent/guardian, and the parent/guardian will submit a complaint to be reviewed by the Ministry of Justice 3)If this bill passes, it shall override the current child labor laws in place |
Proposals
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:49:47, October 25, 2007 CET | From |  United Democrats of Jakania | To | Debating the Child Labor Act |
| Message | This is to help children be safe at the workplace! |
| Date | 02:11:44, October 26, 2007 CET | From | Jakanian Imperial Party | To | Debating the Child Labor Act |
| Message | This is a good bill UCM, we applaud the effort. We only concerned about article 2. The work hours for minors should be a six hours maximum, but the curfew time of 9:00 PM is a bit absurd. It shouldn't be past midnight for those 17 and under, as a recommendation. The night time limited hours should actually be a decision between the parent/guardian and the child. Part 2 of article 2 is really debatable. They should be able to work 8 hours a day on weekends and on any school vacations. A curfew time for minors is really lame, that puts law enforcement straining resources in that area. It really isn't totally enforceable. Part 3 is is good. Because article 2 is really the foundation of this bill, as much as we would like to support it, for it is a step in the right direction, the current article 2 isn't supported and we cannot vote yes as it stands. |
| Date | 02:44:34, October 26, 2007 CET | From | United Democrats of Jakania | To | Debating the Child Labor Act |
| Message | Well, it is a pretty safe bet this won't pass without your vote, I could always repropose it and fix those things, it is a point that like you said, is really debateable. If that is done, could I count on your support? |
| Date | 02:54:05, October 26, 2007 CET | From | United Democrats of Jakania | To | Debating the Child Labor Act |
| Message | Oh, and somethings I may as well mention here: 1. I forgot to change the minimum age down to 14. 16 is legal adult age. 2. About a curfew, I am 100% sure the curfew does not exist in Jakania. I made this bill a long time ago, and I just copied and paste. I believe there can only be a curfew if there is a state of emergency |
| Date | 02:56:52, October 26, 2007 CET | From | United Democrats of Jakania | To | Debating the Child Labor Act |
| Message | NSPJ and SRP... Feel free to vote no now, this is going to be deafeated, so why add a deafeat to your record? |
| Date | 03:05:07, October 26, 2007 CET | From | Jakanian Imperial Party | To | Debating the Child Labor Act |
| Message | Well, you can pretty much bet the WWF and SLP would vote no. We like you suggested changes. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 55 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 149 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 46 |
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