Legislative Bill · Port Avalon

Ban On Child Labour of 2020

Proposed by Liberal Democratic Alliance · fronted by Henrietta Bennett

Opened

29 Jun 2020

Voting closes

26 Jul 2020

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

1 change

Rationale

Removing child labor entirely until age 18 protects minors from exploitation and prioritizes their education and development for a stronger future workforce.

Proposed Changes

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

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Child Labour Law

Previous law

Employment permitted from age 16 with restrictions; no work under 16

No employment of any kind until age 18

Proposer

Party

Liberal Democratic Alliance

A party of open doors and open minds where freedom flourishes and no dream is left unplanted.

Core pillars

Henrietta Bennett

Activist · Age 34

102,853 social followers

From factory floors to viral memes, Henrietta Bennett rose from obscurity to fame as an unlikely folk hero, wielding her working-class credibility like a weapon even as her offbeat antics keep tabloids in business.

⭐ Celebrity 🎭 Eccentric 🔨 Working Class Background

Timeline

Draft

29 June 2020
Vote Open

29 June 2020
Vote Closed

26 July 2020
Did Not Become Law

26 July 2020

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

City Assembly

Failed

0Yes 70No 50Not voted 120 seats

For: 0 / 120 seats (0.0%)

Against: 70 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 50

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

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Avalonian Foundations	70	No	The right to work while in secondary education is an important factor in the development in our youth. A law to prevent child exploitation is not necessary, given the law we currently have on the books.
Civic Democratic Coalition	0	Abstain	No reason given
Conservative Union	0	No	Students should be able to work
Liberal Democratic Alliance Proposer	0	Yes	No reason given

Harbor Council

Failed

0Yes 7No 8Not voted 15 seats

For: 0 / 15 seats (0.0%)

Against: 7 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 8

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

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Avalonian Foundations	7	No	The right to work while in secondary education is an important factor in the development in our youth. A law to prevent child exploitation is not necessary, given the law we currently have on the books.
Civic Democratic Coalition	0	Abstain	No reason given
Conservative Union	0	No	Students should be able to work
Liberal Democratic Alliance Proposer	0	Yes	No reason given
Empty seats	7	Not voted

Governor of Port Avalon

Passed

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	Reason
Avalonian Foundations	1	No	No reason given

Voting record

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

Avalonian Foundations

Voted July 24, 2020

“The right to work while in secondary education is an important factor in the development in our youth. A law to prevent child exploitation is not necessary, given the law we currently have on the books.”

Conservative Union

Voted July 23, 2020

“Students should be able to work”

Civic Democratic Coalition

Voted June 29, 2020

Abstain