Workers' Rights And Protections Bill of 2013 - Charlemont

Rationale

These changes modernize outdated labour laws to protect young workers, ensure fair wages, secure gig workers' rights, and strengthen unions—boosting economic fairness and social stability.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous	Proposed
1	Child Labour Law	Employment permitted from age 16 with restrictions; no work under 16	Light work permitted from age 14; full employment from 16
2	Minimum Wage Policy	High living wage	Basic minimum wage
3	Trade Union Rights	Unions permitted but strikes severely limited (cooling-off periods; binding arbitration)	Full collective bargaining and strike rights
4	Gig Economy & Platform Workers	Gig workers classified as employees with full rights (sick pay, holiday, pensions)	Gig workers classified as employees with full rights (sick pay, holiday, pensions)

1

Child Labour Law

Previous law

Employment permitted from age 16 with restrictions; no work under 16

Light work permitted from age 14; full employment from 16

2

Minimum Wage Policy

Previous law

High living wage

Basic minimum wage

3

Trade Union Rights

Previous law

Unions permitted but strikes severely limited (cooling-off periods; binding arbitration)

Full collective bargaining and strike rights

4

Gig Economy & Platform Workers

Previous law

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

Proposer

Party

Christian Distributists

This party embodies Christian values and the distributist economic system.

Core pillars

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Céline Leroy

Activist · Age 67

1,076 social followers

Céline Leroy’s decades in policy circles earned her a seat on the national education board, where her intellectual rigor and media savvy reframed debates—even as her relentless ambition quietly positioned her for higher office.

🎓 Academic 🚀 Ambitious 📺 Media Savvy

Timeline

Draft

1 January 2013
Vote Open

1 January 2013
Vote Closed

2 March 2013
Became Law

2 March 2013

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senate

Passed

41Yes 8No 59Abstained 240Not voted 348 seats

For: 41 / 348 seats (11.8%)

Against: 8 · Abstained: 59 · Not voted: 240

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 83.7%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
ALAYON	59	Abstain	No reason given
Christian Distributists Proposer	41	Yes	No reason given
Democratic Union	8	No	No reason given
Empty seats	14	Not voted

National Assembly

Failed

64Yes 76No 67Abstained 370Not voted 577 seats

For: 64 / 577 seats (11.1%)

Against: 76 · Abstained: 67 · Not voted: 370

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 45.7%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
ALAYON	67	Abstain	No reason given
Christian Distributists Proposer	64	Yes	No reason given
Democratic Union	76	No	No reason given
Empty seats	17	Not voted

Presidency

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)

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