NationStates Jolt Archive


Abolition of Forced Labor

05-12-2003, 00:58
Realizing:

Today, millions of indigent men, women, and children are exploited by forced labor throughout many developing countries in the world. Many workers are often beaten or excetuted if they refuse to comply, or they simply parish from the harsh working conditions. They are also paid very little to produce retail items that cost as much as a hundred times their own salary. This must stop if we wish to proceed into a new era of peace and prosperity.

Proposal:

I, as the ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Lucitavia, believe that the United Nations should make it a policy to oppose such cruel and unusual practices of labor by:

1. Forcing all UN countries to publish reports on their working conditions.
2. Having routine inspections of questionable countries.
3. Calling for sanctions on countries who promote forced labor.
4. Calling for sanctions on countries who would purchase goods manufactured by processes of forced labor.
5. And, if necessary the forced removal of countries from the UN that refuse to better the workling conditions in their countries.

Conclusion:

This resolution will give greater economic prosperity to underdeveloped countries, because with the absence of forced labor their workers will achieve their own incomes to purchase goods and services that will in turn fuel the countries' own economies. More importantly, the peoples of the world will again make one great step to better social principles and the greater good of humanity.





If you're a UN regional Delegate and you agree with the resolution above please give your approval to this resolution. Thank you for all your support.

Ambassador Robert Townsend
The Democratic Republic of Luctitavia
05-12-2003, 02:18
Seems to me that in many develpong nations, a significant portion of the GDP is derived from forced labor. So to say that the economies would improve, and that workers incomes would rise is not necessarily the case. If you ban forced labor, what will you tell to the thousands of city dwellers who worked for pennies making shoes? Will you tell them that their lives are better now that they unemployed and are not forced to work for next to nothing?

I'm not saying that people should allowed to run sweatshops, and certainly do not advocate slavery. However, the fate of the workers should be more carefully considered.
05-12-2003, 16:57
This assumes that working conditions are within the realm of governmental interference--which they're not, at least not in any moral nation.
Wolomy
05-12-2003, 17:17
This assumes that working conditions are within the realm of governmental interference--which they're not, at least not in any moral nation.

Well obviously a moral nation will have abolished capitalism. Working conditions will be controlled by the workers so they won't have such problems. Still don't you agree we should always strive to help those less fortunate than ourselves?
Heian-Edo
05-12-2003, 17:39
This assumes that working conditions are within the realm of governmental interference--which they're not, at least not in any moral nation.

Does this include Occupational Safety, or are people this expendable to The Economy? In a moral nation, is it OK for the employer to say have no firefighting equipment or escape routes in a flammable area??
:shock: :cry:
05-12-2003, 17:49
i dont agree with forced labor but it happens something that could be fixed tough are the working conditions of some nations jobs.
Oppressed Possums
05-12-2003, 18:26
It's not forced labor. They have the option to work and eat or not.
05-12-2003, 18:29
Niebelungenland refuses to depart with it's forced labor system. We left the United Nations for precicely these sorts of attempts of the UN to control issues which are our soverign right to decide.
Oppressed Possums
05-12-2003, 18:32
I say that anyone that proposes such things would be required to supplement the losses resulting from the "law"