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Youth Employment Restrictions Amendment of …

Legislative Bill · Charlemont

Youth Employment Restrictions Amendment of 2023

Proposed by Blue Labour · fronted by Émilie Garcia

Opened

26 Jan 2023

Voting closes

27 Mar 2023

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

1 change

Rationale

These changes balance youth development and economic opportunity by allowing 16-17-year-olds to gain work experience while maintaining strong protections for younger children.

Proposed Changes

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

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

Proposer

Party

Blue Labour

Blue Labour forges a nation where work shapes identity the earth sustains and borders stand firm for those who earn their place.

Core pillars

Émilie Garcia

Activist · Age 46

274,800 social followers

Once a pop star who traded fame for frontline politics, Émilie Garcia now wields her celebrity like a weapon, turning speeches into viral movements and crowds into unstoppable waves of support.

🔬 Analytical ⭐ Celebrity 😴 Exhausted 🎤 Fantastic Speaker

Timeline

Draft

26 January 2023
Vote Open

26 January 2023
Vote Closed

27 March 2023
Did Not Become Law

27 March 2023

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senate

Passed

216Yes 65No 67Not voted 348 seats

For: 216 / 348 seats (62.1%)

Against: 65 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 67

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 76.9%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
ALAYON	27	Yes	Yes with reservations
Blue Labour Proposer	56	Yes	No reason given
Charlemont Rise Up !	60	Yes	....................
Green-left Movement	65	No	The Green-Left Movement opposes lowering the employment age because 16- and 17-year-olds should be able to prioritise education and personal development without pressure to enter the workforce. Maintaining the age of 18 provides stronger protection against exploitation and ensures young people can complete their education.
National Front	73	Yes	We support this, the current law is unacceptable
Empty seats	14	Not voted

National Assembly

Passed

424Yes 93No 60Not voted 577 seats

For: 424 / 577 seats (73.5%)

Against: 93 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 60

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 82.0%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
ALAYON	65	Yes	Yes with reservations
Blue Labour Proposer	91	Yes	No reason given
Charlemont Rise Up !	103	Yes	....................
Green-left Movement	93	No	The Green-Left Movement opposes lowering the employment age because 16- and 17-year-olds should be able to prioritise education and personal development without pressure to enter the workforce. Maintaining the age of 18 provides stronger protection against exploitation and ensures young people can complete their education.
National Front	165	Yes	We support this, the current law is unacceptable
Empty seats	17	Not voted

Presidency

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
Green-left Movement	1	No	No reason given

Voting record

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

Green-left Movement

Voted March 26, 2023

“The Green-Left Movement opposes lowering the employment age because 16- and 17-year-olds should be able to prioritise education and personal development without pressure to enter the workforce. Maintaining the age of 18 provides stronger protection against exploitation and ensures young people can complete their education.”

National Front

Voted March 21, 2023

Yes

“We support this, the current law is unacceptable”

Charlemont Rise Up !

Voted Feb. 4, 2023

Yes

“....................”

ALAYON

Voted Jan. 31, 2023

Yes

“Yes with reservations”