Legislative Bill · Avalon
Passed

Youth Employment Reform of 2020

Proposed by Democratic Group · fronted by Bernadette Livingston
Passing
in the Parliament
Opened
13 Jan 2020
Voting closes
13 Mar 2020
Chambers
1 legislature
Articles
1 change

Rationale

Allowing 16 and 17 year olds to enter the workforce in a regulated, restricted environment provides young people with crucial life skills, and will lead to economic growth in turn.

Proposed Changes

1

Child Labour Law
Previous law
No employment of any kind until age 18
Employment permitted from age 16 with restrictions; no work under 16

Timeline

  • Draft
    13 January 2020


  • Vote Open
    13 January 2020


  • Vote Closed
    13 March 2020


  • Became Law
    13 March 2020

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Parliament

Passed
63Yes 0No 37Not voted 100 seats

For: 63 / 100 seats (63.0%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 37

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 100.0%)
Party Seats Vote
Centrist Zone 22 Yes
Communist Bloc 0 No
Democratic Group Proposer 10 Yes
Left Alliance 20 Yes
The Gaia Syndicate 11 Yes

Voting record

Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.

Communist Bloc
Voted Jan. 25, 2020
No

“The Communist Bloc believes firmly in the importance of social development and academic progress in youth, which allowing children to enter the workforce would significantly reduce.”

The Gaia Syndicate
Voted Jan. 19, 2020
Yes

“gives young people the chance to learn responsibility in a workplace under low pressure conditions and benefits our economy”

Left Alliance
Voted Jan. 13, 2020
Yes

“We support givinng the opportunity to work from 16”

?
Game Wiki
Feature Roadmap
Bug report