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Song Yi’s Greens Pass Living Wage Act
Indrala moves to guaranteed minimum wage for workers

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Song Yi at the Indralan Labour Conference

HAZHOU: A historic moment for Indralan politics as the Living Wage Act was passed in the National Conference. This is the first legislation to be introduced, voted upon and passed by the Greens since Song Yi announced her new party in the rice fields of Shu province late last year. This is a huge boost for the party following their disappointing election results last year. Song Yi made an appearance at the Indralan Labour Conference after the vote:

This bill is the result of hard work and brilliant ideas. This bill is a Green bill, and there will be many more of these in the future. Today we changed the lives of hard working people who just couldn’t get ahead with the unregulated wages that were permitted by the government up until this point. Greens stand with you: the hardest working and most devout people in this country. Greens have your back, and we will be the voice of the working class while Tian’an continues to ignore your cries for a more equitable Indrala.

The Living Wage Act was passed unanimously, with only the Popular Unity party abstaining from the vote. Miraculously, the Greens managed to attract the support of the governing Nationalist Party, as well as the opposition Lotus party who had previously received very harsh words from Song Yi.

The bill changes longstanding Indralan law that previously had no guarantee for a minimum wage in the country. The new bill states: “There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full-time worker.”

Song Yi did not leave the conference without underlining the significance of this bill for the Greens:

The Greens made your lives better, the Greens changed this country. We did all of this without a SINGLE SEAT in the National Conference. Now just think of the possibilities with us in government. Let this be a message to our rivals and the whole country: we are here to get things done for our people.

Another bill that came into law, the Airport Nationalization Act, could arguably be credited to the Greens as well. They initially proposed the National Transport Act, However the Lotus Party did not side with the Greens’ proposal and decided to introduce their own legislation. When asked about this, Song Yi only had one thing to say:

Selfishness.

Many hours passed by before Song Yi’s colleagues had to get on stage and tell her she’d run overtime, but Song remained cheerful throughout her exit, which was met with applause and a standing ovation.

More to come…

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Originally posted by Treehugger on 11 September 2017.