Columbia
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Gig Worker Rights Expansion Act …

Legislative Bill · Columbia

Gig Worker Rights Expansion Act of 2015

Proposed by Social Democrats Of Columbia · fronted by Anna Edwards

Opened

29 Aug 2015

Voting closes

28 Oct 2015

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

1 change

Rationale

Misclassified gig workers lack basic labor rights; this change ensures fair pay, benefits, and security for millions.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous		Proposed
1	Gig Economy & Platform Workers	Basic protections (minimum pay, accident insurance) for gig workers		Gig workers classified as employees with full rights (sick pay, holiday, pensions)

1

Gig Economy & Platform Workers

Previous law

Basic protections (minimum pay, accident insurance) for gig workers

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

Proposer

Party

Social Democrats Of Columbia

Columbia’s heart beats in its people’s hands where fairness is the foundation and shared prosperity is the goal.

Core pillars

Anna Edwards

Activist · Age 54

4,756 social followers

A former public school teacher turned think tank scholar, Anna Edwards combines fiery charisma with sharp policy insights, uniting idealism with a pragmatic drive for tangible change.

🎓 Academic ✨ Charismatic 🌟 Idealist ⚖️ Pragmatist 🔨 Working Class Background

Timeline

Draft

29 August 2015
Vote Open

29 August 2015
Vote Closed

28 October 2015
Did Not Become Law

28 October 2015

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senate

Failed

23Yes 26No 51Not voted 100 seats

For: 23 / 100 seats (23.0%)

Against: 26 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 51

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 46.9%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Conservative Alliance Of Columbia (CAC)	11	No	No reason given
Liberal Modernist	15	No	No reason given
Peoples Columbian Socialist Alliance	16	Yes	No reason given
Social Democrats Of Columbia Proposer	7	Yes	No reason given
Empty seats	26	Not voted

House of Representatives

Failed

105Yes 127No 203Not voted 435 seats

For: 105 / 435 seats (24.1%)

Against: 127 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 203

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 45.3%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Conservative Alliance Of Columbia (CAC)	56	No	No reason given
Liberal Modernist	71	No	No reason given
Peoples Columbian Socialist Alliance	70	Yes	No reason given
Social Democrats Of Columbia Proposer	35	Yes	No reason given
Empty seats	103	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
Liberal Modernist	1	No	No reason given

Voting record

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