Youth Employment Standards Amendment of 2015
Rationale
Allowing light work from 14 supports youth skill development while maintaining safety; full employment at 16 ensures fair labor standards.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Child Labour Law |
Employment permitted from age 16 with restrictions; no work under 16
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Light work permitted from age 14; full employment from 16
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Child Labour LawProposer
Party
Democratic Peoples Coalition
The Democratic Peoples Coalition forges a future where strength flows from shared soil and every hand rebuilds what was broken.
Core pillars
Frederick O'Connor
Activist · Age 62
Frederick O’Connor’s decades-long reign as a labor leader began with a charismatic strike speech and never faded, blending fiery rhetoric with a knack for brokering deals behind the scenes.
Timeline
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Draft31 October 2015
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Vote Open31 October 2015
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Vote Closed30 December 2015
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Did Not Become Law30 December 2015
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
Senate
PassedFor: 51 / 100 seats (51.0%)
Against: 26 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 23
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Alliance Of Columbia (CAC) | 11 | No | No reason given |
| Democratic Peoples Coalition Proposer | 9 | Yes | No reason given |
| Free Citizens Alliance | 19 | Yes | No reason given |
| Liberal Modernist | 15 | No | No reason given |
| National Peoples' Coalition | 0 | Yes | No reason given |
| Peoples Columbian Socialist Alliance | 16 | Yes | No reason given |
| Social Democrats Of Columbia | 7 | Yes | No reason given |
| Empty seats | 26 | Not voted |
House of Representatives
PassedFor: 200 / 435 seats (46.0%)
Against: 127 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 108
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Alliance Of Columbia (CAC) | 56 | No | No reason given |
| Democratic Peoples Coalition Proposer | 30 | Yes | No reason given |
| Free Citizens Alliance | 65 | Yes | No reason given |
| Liberal Modernist | 71 | No | No reason given |
| National Peoples' Coalition | 0 | Yes | No reason given |
| Peoples Columbian Socialist Alliance | 70 | Yes | No reason given |
| Social Democrats Of Columbia | 35 | Yes | No reason given |
| Empty seats | 103 | Not voted |
Presidency
FailedFor: 0 / 1 seats (0.0%)
Against: 1 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Modernist | 1 | No | No reason given |