Legislative Bill · Elrondia
Failed

Basic Rights Act of 2023

Proposed by Technocratic Union
Failing
blocked by Prime Minister
Opened
27 Jul 2023
Voting closes
25 Sep 2023
Chambers
2 legislatures
Articles
4 changes

Rationale

These reforms protect children’s development, ensure fair wages, and balance worker rights with the continued deregulation of our economy

Proposed Changes

1

Child Labour Law
Previous law
No age restrictions on employment whatsoever
Children may work from age 10 (limited hours during school terms)

2

Maximum Working Hours
Previous law
Mandatory four-day work week (28 hours maximum)
40-hour weekly maximum with overtime controls

3

Minimum Wage Policy
Previous law
No minimum wage
Basic minimum wage

4

Trade Union Rights
Previous law
Trade unions illegal; organizers face imprisonment
Unions permitted but strikes severely limited (cooling-off periods; binding arbitration)

Timeline

  • Draft
    27 July 2023


  • Vote Open
    27 July 2023


  • Vote Closed
    25 September 2023


  • Did Not Become Law
    25 September 2023

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

House Of Commons

Passed
177Yes 49No 14Not voted 240 seats

For: 177 / 240 seats (73.8%)

Against: 49 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 14

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 78.3%)
Party Seats Vote
Freedom Alliance 25 Yes
Iron Pillars 23 No
Labour 65 Yes
National Conservative 26 No
Technocratic Union Proposer 87 Yes

House Of Representatives

Passed
22Yes 19No 7Not voted 48 seats

For: 22 / 48 seats (45.8%)

Against: 19 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 7

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 53.7%)
Party Seats Vote
Freedom Alliance 0 Yes
Iron Pillars 10 No
Labour 5 Yes
National Conservative 9 No
Technocratic Union Proposer 17 Yes
Empty seats 16 Not voted

Prime Minister

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
Iron Pillars 1 No

Voting record

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

Freedom Alliance
Voted July 28, 2023
Yes

“Good balance here. Lifting the rigid 28-hour mandate gives businesses much-needed breathing room, and protecting basic association rights is just good policy.”

Labour
Voted July 27, 2023
Yes

“WHO THE HELL DESTROYED THE FRICKING PROTECTION STRUCTURE WE BUILT STEP BY STEP?”

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