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Bill: OCLW 003: Workers' Rights Act 3094
Details
Submitted by[?]: Order of Christian Luthori Workers
Status[?]: defeated
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: February 3096
Description[?]:
| The Order of Christian Luthori Workers presents this Act to the Imperial Diet in the spirit of defense of worker's rights. The free market policies embraced in the Holy Empire for centuries have strengthened the stratification of Luthori society. The government must protect the Luthori worker from exploitation at the hands of private enterprise. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning child labour.
Old value:: Child labour is allowed and unregulated; adult labour laws do not apply.
Current: Child labour is allowed, but with additional regulations to those of adult labourers.
Proposed: Child labour is allowed, but with additional regulations to those of adult labourers.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Health and safety legislation for industry.
Old value:: There are no set health and safety regulations for industry.
Current: The government introduces and actively regulates health and safety legislation in all areas of industry.
Proposed: The government introduces and actively regulates health and safety legislation in all areas of industry.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards labor unions.
Old value:: Trade unions are illegal.
Current: Trade unions may exist and worker membership is voluntary.
Proposed: Trade unions may exist and worker membership is voluntary.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Guarantee of minimum income.
Old value:: All veterans shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government.
Current: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government. However, the provision of this is not to exceed a certain period of time.
Proposed: All adults not supported by another person shall be guaranteed a very basic subsistence income by the government.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Proposed: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a full time worker on it can support a family of four without falling under the poverty line.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The workers' right to strike.
Old value:: All strikes are illegal.
Current: All workers have the right to strike but certain categories of workers regarded as critical to society have to ensure a minimal service.
Proposed: All workers have the right to strike.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:12:15, March 23, 2011 CET | From |  Luthorian Democrats | To | Debating the OCLW 003: Workers' Rights Act 3094 |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, We could not possibly endorse big government and a socialist economy. I yield. |
| Date | 20:55:50, March 23, 2011 CET | From | Constitutionalist Imperial League (IA) | To | Debating the OCLW 003: Workers' Rights Act 3094 |
| Message | Mr Speaker, The Holy Luthori Empire stands for Christianity and social order and against the Devilish ideology of socialism. Social stratification is absolutely vital to society and it is the responsibility of the government to protect and defend the realm of Luthori and the social order, nothing more. I yield. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 39 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 81 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 53 |
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