Legislative Bill · Marianne
Passed

Poverty Reduction Act of 2015

Passing
in all 2 chambers
Opened
4 Mar 2016
Voting closes
3 May 2016
Chambers
2 legislatures
Articles
4 changes

Rationale

Restoring the economy to be internationally competitive while allowing those in poverty and their families the ability to work more time in higher paying jobs than the current system allows.

Proposed Changes

1

Child Labour Law
Previous law
No employment of any kind until age 18
Employment permitted from age 16 with restrictions; no work under 16

2

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

3

Trade Union Rights
Previous law
All enterprises must be majority worker-owned cooperatives
Full collective bargaining and strike rights

4

Minimum Wage Policy
Previous law
Maximum wage cap (no one may earn more than 10x the lowest-paid worker)
High living wage

Timeline

  • Draft
    23 December 2015


  • Vote Open
    4 March 2016


  • Vote Closed
    3 May 2016


  • Became Law
    3 May 2016

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senate

Passed
295Yes 0No 53Not voted 348 seats

For: 295 / 348 seats (84.8%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 53

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 100.0%)
Party Seats Vote
The Marianne Liberty Alliance Proposer 295 Yes

National Assembly

Passed
498Yes 0No 79Not voted 577 seats

For: 498 / 577 seats (86.3%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 79

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 100.0%)
Party Seats Vote
The Marianne Liberty Alliance Proposer 498 Yes
Empty seats 218 Not voted

Presidency

Passed
1Yes 0No 0Not voted 1 seat

For: 1 / 1 seats (100.0%)

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

Passes unless the office holder votes against (abstention counts as pass)
Party Seats Vote
The Marianne Liberty Alliance Proposer 1 Yes

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