“While this bill would be positive, we cannot accept article 5”
Workweek And Welfare Reform Act of 2021
Rationale
These reforms address worker well-being, aging populations, child development, and economic equality by prioritizing health, family time, and fair labor over exploitation.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
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| 1 | Maximum Working Hours |
40-hour weekly maximum with overtime controls
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Mandatory four-day work week (28 hours maximum)
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| 2 | Paid Annual Leave |
~4 weeks statutory paid leave
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6+ weeks statutory paid leave
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| 3 | Retirement Age Policy |
Retirement at 70
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Retirement at 50
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| 4 | Welfare Conditionality |
Mandatory work-for-benefits
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Unconditional benefits
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| 5 | Child Labour Law |
Light work permitted from age 14; full employment from 16
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No employment until age 21; extended mandatory education
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Maximum Working Hours2
Paid Annual Leave3
Retirement Age Policy4
Welfare Conditionality5
Child Labour LawProposer
Party
Revolutionary Maoist Communist Front
The Revolutionary Maoist Communist Front champions the peasantry over the urban elite, waging protracted people's war against imperialism and bureaucratic corruption. We reject Soviet-style centralism, trusting instead in mass mobilization, national self-reliance, and armed revolutionary struggle.
Core pillars
Edmund Harrington
Activist · Age 47
A former investigative journalist turned firebrand politician, Edmund Harrington leveraged his media savvy to expose corruption before becoming the party’s most commanding orator, his loyalty to the leadership unshaken by years of public battles.
Timeline
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Draft28 August 2021
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Vote Open28 August 2021
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Vote Closed27 October 2021
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Did Not Become Law27 October 2021
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
First Council of Ministers
FailedFor: 22 / 100 seats (22.0%)
Against: 30 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 48
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centralist Unity | 30 | No | These measures are economic suicide. We vote NO. It's simply unsustainable to maintain the proposed policies in a weakened economy that still needs to further develop its productive capital. Once this is achieved, and Drumagh's economy is fully functional again, we can discuss the expansion of policies such as the proposed. We will not negotiate regarding Article 4, as our position in this topic is clear: Those who don't work shall not eat. |
| National Development Alliance (NDA) | 0 | No | NDA opposes this proposal as fiscally unsustainable. It would increase debt, reduce productivity, and burden an economy already struggling to recover. |
| Revolutionary Maoist Communist Front Proposer | 22 | Yes | No reason given |
| The United Workers Front | 0 | No | While this bill would be positive, we cannot accept article 5 |
| Unidad De Los Trabajadores | 0 | Abstain | No reason given |
The People’s Assembly
FailedFor: 44 / 200 seats (22.0%)
Against: 60 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 96
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centralist Unity | 60 | No | These measures are economic suicide. We vote NO. It's simply unsustainable to maintain the proposed policies in a weakened economy that still needs to further develop its productive capital. Once this is achieved, and Drumagh's economy is fully functional again, we can discuss the expansion of policies such as the proposed. We will not negotiate regarding Article 4, as our position in this topic is clear: Those who don't work shall not eat. |
| National Development Alliance (NDA) | 0 | No | NDA opposes this proposal as fiscally unsustainable. It would increase debt, reduce productivity, and burden an economy already struggling to recover. |
| Revolutionary Maoist Communist Front Proposer | 44 | Yes | No reason given |
| The United Workers Front | 0 | No | While this bill would be positive, we cannot accept article 5 |
| Unidad De Los Trabajadores | 0 | Abstain | No reason given |
First Citizen
FailedFor: 0 / 1 seats (0.0%)
Against: 1 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centralist Unity | 1 | No | No reason given |
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
“NDA opposes this proposal as fiscally unsustainable. It would increase debt, reduce productivity, and burden an economy already struggling to recover.”
“These measures are economic suicide. We vote NO. It's simply unsustainable to maintain the proposed policies in a weakened economy that still needs to further develop its productive capital. Once this is achieved, and Drumagh's economy is fully functional again, we can discuss the expansion of policies such as the proposed. We will not negotiate regarding Article 4, as our position in this topic is clear: Those who don't work shall not eat.”