Division
The majority voted against [amendments](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2017-09-04.206.1) introduced by NSW Senator [Lee Rhiannon](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/nsw/lee_rhiannon) (Greens), which means they failed. Senator Rhiannon [explained that](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2017-09-04.206.1): > *One thing that's really come out in this debate is that the government are making out that they're looking after vulnerable workers, but that argument has fallen over time and time again. If they were really sincere, this is where they would support these amendments, because these amendments are a simple package dealing with how we can recover the unpaid amounts for franchise employees. That's the essence, surely, of what this legislation is about. We're talking about vulnerable workers and we're talking about them being ripped off. Surely we should be doing something about it. This doesn't just put some airy-fairy measures in place; it gets to the heart of the issue—getting the money back to them.* ### Amendment text See OpenAustralia.org.au for a [copy of the amendment text](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2017-09-04.206.1).
Senate, 2017-09-04. negative: ayes 30, noes 33.
Question
The majority voted against [amendments](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2017-09-04.206.1) introduced by NSW Senator [Lee Rhiannon](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/nsw/lee_rhiannon) (Greens), which means they failed. Senator Rhiannon [explained that](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2017-09-04.206.1): > *One thing that's really come out in this debate is that the government are making out that they're looking after vulnerable workers, but that argument has fallen over time and time again. If they were really sincere, this is where they would support these amendments, because these amendments are a simple package dealing with how we can recover the unpaid amounts for franchise employees. That's the essence, surely, of what this legislation is about. We're talking about vulnerable workers and we're talking about them being ripped off. Surely we should be doing something about it. This doesn't just put some airy-fairy measures in place; it gets to the heart of the issue—getting the money back to them.* ### Amendment text See OpenAustralia.org.au for a [copy of the amendment text](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2017-09-04.206.1).
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