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Modernizing Economic And Labor Rights …

Legislative Bill · Holzminden

Modernizing Economic And Labor Rights of 2023

Proposed by Workers' Alliance Of Holzminden · fronted by Lukas Richter

Opened

15 Mar 2023

Voting closes

15 Mar 2023

Chambers

1 legislature

Articles

5 changes

Rationale

These reforms address extreme market power and worker exploitation by prioritizing fair wages, competition, and public accountability for essential services and digital rights.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous	Proposed
1	Maximum Working Hours	No statutory limit on working hours	35-hour weekly maximum
2	Competition & Monopolies	Permissive on mergers and scale	Proactively break up dominant firms
3	Public Ownership of Key Industries	Full privatisation, market discipline	Public ownership of natural monopolies
4	Gig Economy & Platform Workers	Platform workers are independent contractors; no protections required	Gig workers classified as employees with full rights (sick pay, holiday, pensions)
5	Internet Freedom	Light-touch regulation (net neutrality; limited takedown orders for serious crime only)	Moderate regulation (illegal content removed; platforms must verify age; data rules enforced)

1

Maximum Working Hours

Previous law

No statutory limit on working hours

35-hour weekly maximum

2

Competition & Monopolies

Previous law

Permissive on mergers and scale

Proactively break up dominant firms

3

Public Ownership of Key Industries

Previous law

Full privatisation, market discipline

Public ownership of natural monopolies

4

Gig Economy & Platform Workers

Previous law

Platform workers are independent contractors; no protections required

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

5

Internet Freedom

Previous law

Light-touch regulation (net neutrality; limited takedown orders for serious crime only)

Moderate regulation (illegal content removed; platforms must verify age; data rules enforced)

Proposer

Party

Workers' Alliance Of Holzminden

The Workers' Alliance of Holzminden fights for strong labor rights, fair wages, a strong welfare state, and an economy that works for everyone. We believe workers deserve dignity, security, and a powerful voice in the workplace.

Core pillars

Lukas Richter

Activist · Age 27

4,103 social followers

A former factory worker turned viral social media strategist, Lukas Richter leverages his working-class roots and media savvy to craft compelling narratives that expose corporate exploitation and rally young voters to the cause of economic justice.

🌟 Idealist 📺 Media Savvy ⚖️ Pragmatist 🔨 Working Class Background

Timeline

Draft

28 October 2022
Vote Open

15 March 2023
Vote Closed

15 March 2023
Did Not Become Law

15 March 2023

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Parlament

Failed

0Yes 0No 67Not voted 67 seats

For: 0 / 67 seats (0.0%)

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

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 0.0%)

Der Härteste

Passed

0Yes 0No 1Not voted 1 seat

For: 0 / 1 seats (0.0%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 1

Passes unless the office holder votes against (abstention counts as pass)

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