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FORUM: Economic and Social Council Sub-Commission 1
QUESTION OF: Combatting corruption and promoting labor market reforms to prevent longterm economic recession in developing nations.
SUBMITTED BY: Brazil
THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL,
Recalling "The Great Recession" of 2008, and the economic decline it brought to markets over
the world,
Emphasizing the importance of combating corruption and reforming labor market in maintaining
sustainable economic growth,
Urging all member nations present to acknowledge the severity of the issue and get involved in
aiding labor market reforms and reducing governmental corruption to the negligible degree,
Welcoming help from relevant NGOs, IGOs and UNOs such as Transparency International (TI),
International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Agency for Economic Development (IAED),
Committee for Economic Development (CED), Labor community strategy center (LCSC), and
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR),
Bearing in mind the far-reaching implication of evolving globalization and interdependence of
member states on global economic recession,
1. Urges the national banks and intergovernmental organizations such as World Bank to
a) maintain the highest ethical standards and conduct in business practices by:
i. pursuing a structure of good governance within the Bank, particularly through
transparency of internal and external regulations, policies and instructions for
the purpose of preventing corruption within the organization
ii. promoting effective and pro-active internal control systems through internal
and external audit control
iii. providing its staff with guidance and information for fighting corruption and
fathoming the current economic recession that is globally prevalent
iv. adopting disciplinary measures against corruption
v. adhering to the Codes of Conduct and the Staff Regulations and Rules,
b) carry out all their activities in accordance with this Resolution and thereto related
guidelines and policies of the Bank for fighting corruption
c) report to the Transparency International (TI) any allegations of corruption, and this
will be done by the inspection teams in the aforementioned sub clause;
2. Calls upon the cooperation among the member states and NGOs such as Transparency
International (TI) to help Less Economically Developed Countries (LEDCs) manage
corruptions occurring within the national banks in ways such as but not limited to:
a) emphasizing transparency and responsibility in the use of funds granted for projects
b) focusing on project analysis, documentation, disbursement procedures and project
monitoring on procedures and actions that actively prevent corrupt or illegal behavior
c) paying particular attention to the use of transparent and suitable payment methods
upon the transfer of funds to and from the Bank or in connection with projects
financed by the Bank
d) maintaining financial and risk management guidelines for fighting corruption
e) providing guidance and information about the policies for the public, the borrowers,
the clients and co-operation parties of the Bank, which in general would support the
policies and procedures in fighting corruption
f) receiving aid from other organizations in combating corruption
g) pursuing disciplinary and judicial actions under the constitution of each member state
in cases where corruption occurs;
3. Suggests establishment of an annual conference of Combating Corruption and Ensuring
Sustainable Economic Development (CCESED), which discusses alleged corruption,
successful cases of labor market reform and possible solutions to economic recession through
methods such as but not limited to:
a) reflect the annual economic activities of member nations including:
i. comparison of the current economic state of member states and the economy
diagnosed during the previous year’s convention
ii. open talks and discussions concerning the inquiry and answers from memberstates regarding about the reasons of the analyzed result
b) share the proven methods for stimulating economic growth and improving situations
in national markets as well as implementing effective anti-corruption laws such as:
i. specific examples of feasible and effective solutions presented by the
representatives of each member state
ii. presentations regarding pragmatic solutions made by worldwide economic
experts whom are invited by the UN
c) share specific instances of national-scale corruption and receive feedbacks from other
member-states regarding methods of combatting the aforementioned cases
d) further details considering where, when, and how this conference will be held will be
decided by each member nation
e) revise and reevaluate pre-existing programs and initiatives to reduce redundancy
f) oversee all use of funds in conjunction with TI to combat corrupt use of funds
g) sett short and long term goals after analyzing the economic conditions of nations
h) centralize all efforts and maintaining a digital network that would keep all programs
organized
i) have the power to propose and remove programs as necessary;
4. Promotes labor market reforms in order to reduce unemployment rate and increase
production possibilities and productivity in both LEDCs through the aid from UNOs and
NGOs such as LCSC and IPHR in ways but not limited to:
a) encouraging the member nations to increase employment incentives for workers,
based on each member nation’s economic standards in ways such as but not limited to:
i. examining the nation's economic standards based on the nation's Gross
Domestic Product (GDP), Real GDP, Gross National Product (GNP), per
capita GDP, Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) and Net National Product (NNP)
b)
c)
d)
e)
ii. collecting the yearly data of the member nation's economic performance in
recent years through the help from IAED and CED
iii. facilitating the communication between labor unions and private firms in
order to set a reasonable minimum wage for the labors
providing part time job for those, who are seasonally unemployed due to the
involvement in various agricultural activities, with the consideration of the fact that
most LEDCs depend on agrarian subsistence economy for their national output
providing and increasing job training and education for those who are currently out of
job or unemployed due to the change in the structure of the economy
introducing industrialization for nations that rely on export of raw materials for their
national output by:
i.
introducing improved agricultural technology for the step-up and
enlargement in their production
ii.
encouraging self-subsistent farmers to produce their crops for commercial
purposes
iii. incentivizing farmers to smoothly transfer from primary industry to second
and third industries
iv.
decollectivizing the agriculture and dividing up their farmlands into private
plots in order to give direct responsibility for their profits and losses
v.
allowing state-owned enterprises to export some portion of the production
so that private businesses can operate and welcome foreign investors
ensuring transparency within nations that are experiencing labor market reforms and
minimizing corruption during the process of incentivizing and subsidizing the market
with the help from TI;
5. Recommends member-states to cooperate with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
to raise awareness on the issues concerning corruption and labor market inefficiency for
nations that are currently suffering from socio-economic problems derived from economic
recession through methods such as but not restricted to:
a) conducting national-scale public campaign advertisements, which highlight the
prevalence of corruption in our society and the need for the intensification of the
censorship over the governmental bodies through mass medias such as:
i.
television advertisements
ii.
newspapers and magazines
iii. radios
iv.
campaigns from petition websites
v.
websites frequently accessed by the majority
b) educating farmers or any individuals with agricultural related professions about the
necessities of economic reforms and individual cooperation in successfully managing
the reform
c) suggesting both public and private schools to include in their curriculum the
deleterious consequence of corruption and information about ideal labor market
structures.