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Bill: Foreign Workers Bill 4816
Details
Submitted by[?]: Alliance 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: November 4817
Description[?]:
The government proposes a policy change affecting the use of foreign workers. It is felt that the current policy creates unfairness between native and foreign workers who perform the same role. To address this, the Alliance prefers the policy being proposed in this bill rather than leveling the playing field by treating all job applicants the same, irrespective of nationality, The rationale behind this proposal is not a racial one, but one which minimises unemployment amongst our citizens whilst still enabling foreign workers to be employed (on the same terms as nationals would be). |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards foreign workers.
Old value:: Foreign nationals may seek employment but with inferior legal employment protections and benefits to native citizens.
Current: Foreign nationals may only be employed in circumstances where the government has determined there is a labour shortage.
Proposed: Foreign nationals may only be employed in circumstances where the government has determined there is a labour shortage.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 23:20:41, September 16, 2020 CET | From | Liberal Alliance | To | Debating the Foreign Workers Bill 4816 |
Message | This bill unjustly discriminates against migrants who wish to move to Mordusia in order to pursue a better quality of life. Migrants should be treated equally to allow them to follow that goal and also improve our country. |
Date | 18:33:44, September 17, 2020 CET | From | Alliance Party | To | Debating the Foreign Workers Bill 4816 |
Message | It is unfortunate that there can be misunderstanding based on ambiguous language. We have a law which states "Anyone receives nationality but immigrants must pass a test to gain nationality." The intention of this law is to address the very point raised by the Liberal Alliance - ie to avoid unjust discrimination. Once nationality is achieved, those citizens become "native" in the sense intended by the policy proposed by this bill. The restriction on "foreign" nationals applies to those who are not nationals in Mordusia - for example, citizens from other countries crossing borders daily to obtain employment - which is perfectly acceptable so long as our own citizens are not disadvantaged which is what this bill is addressing) - or people temporarily living in Mordusia without seeking to become Mordusian nationals. Perhaps the Liberal Alliance could consider changing their vote on the basis of this explanation? |
Date | 22:31:40, September 17, 2020 CET | From | Liberal Alliance | To | Debating the Foreign Workers Bill 4816 |
Message | The government states in the bill text that the bill "[Levels] the playing field... irregardless of nationality," yet the bill discriminates against foreign workers by limiting their access to Mordusia. In what way does this achieve a level playing field? |
Date | 09:45:39, September 18, 2020 CET | From | Alliance Party | To | Debating the Foreign Workers Bill 4816 |
Message | May we politely suggest that the Liberal Alliance party re-reads the bill text? We state that the Alliance PREFERS the policy being advocated in this bill....RATHER than leveling the playing field |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||||
yes |
Total Seats: 365 | ||||
no |
Total Seats: 0 | ||||
abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
Random fact: The grey space in the east is populated by the forum-based countries, known in-game as the former colonies or the "Third World". These countries are managed by the Third World Coordinator but players can request control of individual countries in the Third World Control Requests thread: http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=8302 |
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