Vision 23 of 2022 - Belvaria

Rationale

Vision 23 sets out the priorities for the next legislative term and gives the government a clear direction for the years ahead. We want to invest in the things people rely on, improve working conditions, make housing and public services more accessible, and reduce inequalities.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous	Proposed
1	Maximum Working Hours	40-hour weekly maximum with overtime controls	35-hour weekly maximum
2	Gig Economy & Platform Workers	Platform workers are independent contractors; no protections required	Gig workers classified as employees with full rights (sick pay, holiday, pensions)
3	Homelessness	Shelters and support services	Guaranteed housing-first support
4	Rent Control	No controls; market sets rents	Hard caps on rents
5	Automation & the Workforce	Permit automation with strong retraining/transition rights	Ban automation that displaces workers; robot levy

1

Maximum Working Hours

Previous law

40-hour weekly maximum with overtime controls

35-hour weekly maximum

2

Gig Economy & Platform Workers

Previous law

Platform workers are independent contractors; no protections required

Gig workers classified as employees with full rights (sick pay, holiday, pensions)

3

Homelessness

Previous law

Shelters and support services

Guaranteed housing-first support

4

Rent Control

Previous law

No controls; market sets rents

Hard caps on rents

5

Automation & the Workforce

Previous law

Permit automation with strong retraining/transition rights

Ban automation that displaces workers; robot levy

Proposer

Party

United Left Of Belvaria

The United Left of Belvaria stands for democratic socialism, economic justice and strong public services. We fight against inequality, corporate influence and poverty, putting people before profit and building a Belvaria that works for everyone.

Core pillars

MW

Michael Walter

Deputy Federal Chancellor · Age 60

35,868 social followers

Once a factory worker turned labor scholar, Michael Walter spent decades in academia before becoming the party’s most vocal champion of radical economic reform, known for fiery speeches that electrify both protesters and press alike.

🎓 Academic 🤝 Loyal 📺 Media Savvy 🔨 Working Class Background 🔥 Firebrand

Timeline

Draft

13 November 2022
Vote Open

13 November 2022
Vote Closed

12 January 2023
Did Not Become Law

12 January 2023

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Federal Council

Failed

16Yes 35No 19Not voted 70 seats

For: 16 / 70 seats (22.9%)

Against: 35 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 19

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 31.4%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Belvarian Forward League	35	No	We support classification of gig workers as employees, however we do not endorse forcible blocking of more than 35 hours of work especially since it is paid for with overtime, and rent control is not viable in a free market based economy like that of Belvaria. Automation is good for business. Retraining and transition rights protect workers.
Belvarian Peoples Union	0	Yes	The BPU fully supports this proposal as our people deserve policies that benefit them and not enrich the wealthy and elite class. Power to the people! power to the working class!
Together We Can	11	Yes	We support this proposal.
United Left Of Belvaria Proposer	5	Yes	No reason given

National Parliament

Failed

175Yes 231No 94Not voted 500 seats

For: 175 / 500 seats (35.0%)

Against: 231 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 94

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 43.1%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Belvarian Forward League	231	No	We support classification of gig workers as employees, however we do not endorse forcible blocking of more than 35 hours of work especially since it is paid for with overtime, and rent control is not viable in a free market based economy like that of Belvaria. Automation is good for business. Retraining and transition rights protect workers.
Belvarian Peoples Union	23	Yes	The BPU fully supports this proposal as our people deserve policies that benefit them and not enrich the wealthy and elite class. Power to the people! power to the working class!
Together We Can	92	Yes	We support this proposal.
United Left Of Belvaria Proposer	60	Yes	No reason given
Empty seats	73	Not voted

Federal Chancellor

Passed

0Yes 0No 1Not voted 1 seat

For: 0 / 1 seats (0.0%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 1

Passes unless the office holder votes against (abstention counts as pass)

President

Failed

0Yes 1No 0Not voted 1 seat

For: 0 / 1 seats (0.0%)

Against: 1 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0

Passes unless the office holder votes against (abstention counts as pass)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Belvarian Forward League	1	No	No reason given

Voting record

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

Belvarian Peoples Union

Voted Nov. 27, 2022

Yes

“The BPU fully supports this proposal as our people deserve policies that benefit them and not enrich the wealthy and elite class. Power to the people! power to the working class!”

Together We Can

Voted Nov. 14, 2022

Yes

“We support this proposal.”

Belvarian Forward League

Voted Nov. 14, 2022

No

“We support classification of gig workers as employees, however we do not endorse forcible blocking of more than 35 hours of work especially since it is paid for with overtime, and rent control is not viable in a free market based economy like that of Belvaria. Automation is good for business. Retraining and transition rights protect workers.”