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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.