Charlemont
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Strengthening Consumer And Worker Rights …

Legislative Bill · Charlemont

Strengthening Consumer And Worker Rights of 2018

Proposed by Green-left Movement · fronted by Élise Perrin

Opened

6 May 2018

Voting closes

5 Jul 2018

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

3 changes

Rationale

These changes strengthen consumer rights, ensure fair market practices, and empower workers to demand fair conditions, benefiting the public through better protections and economic fairness.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous	Proposed
1	Consumer Protection	Statutory refund/replace for faulty goods within a set period; basic safety standards	Multi-year warranties, no-quibble refunds for faulty goods, enforced safety standards
2	Public Ownership of Key Industries	Private, with strong regulation	Public ownership of natural monopolies
3	Right to Strike	Protected with a lawful ballot	Unrestricted right to strike, incl. solidarity action

1

Consumer Protection

Previous law

Statutory refund/replace for faulty goods within a set period; basic safety standards

Multi-year warranties, no-quibble refunds for faulty goods, enforced safety standards

2

Public Ownership of Key Industries

Previous law

Private, with strong regulation

Public ownership of natural monopolies

3

Right to Strike

Previous law

Protected with a lawful ballot

Unrestricted right to strike, incl. solidarity action

Proposer

Party

Green-left Movement

We plant justice where profits once grew and tend the roots of a society that leaves no one behind.

Core pillars

Élise Perrin

Activist · Age 52

17,533 social followers

A passionate political activist dedicated to making a difference.

🎤 Fantastic Speaker 🎖️ Former Military 🛡️ Incorruptible

Timeline

Draft

6 May 2018
Vote Open

6 May 2018
Vote Closed

5 July 2018
Did Not Become Law

5 July 2018

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senate

Failed

114Yes 124No 110Not voted 348 seats

For: 114 / 348 seats (32.8%)

Against: 124 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 110

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 47.9%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Green-left Movement Proposer	62	Yes	No reason given
National Front	45	No	No reason given
People's Front For Sovereignty	40	No	No reason given
Red Front Of Charlemont	52	Yes	No reason given
Social Democrats	39	No	No reason given
Empty seats	14	Not voted

National Assembly

Passed

209Yes 140No 228Not voted 577 seats

For: 209 / 577 seats (36.2%)

Against: 140 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 228

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 59.9%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Green-left Movement Proposer	91	Yes	No reason given
National Front	69	No	No reason given
People's Front For Sovereignty	0	No	No reason given
Red Front Of Charlemont	118	Yes	No reason given
Social Democrats	71	No	No reason given
Empty seats	17	Not voted

Presidency

Passed

1Yes 0No 0Not voted 1 seat

For: 1 / 1 seats (100.0%)

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

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

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Red Front Of Charlemont	1	Yes	No reason given

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