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[box]General Assembly Resolution At Vote

Protecting Legal Rights Of Workers
A resolution to enact uniform standards that protect workers, consumers, and the general public.

Category: Regulation

Area of Effect: Labour Rights

Proposed by: Cretox State

The World Assembly,

Noting the importance of protecting the right of workers to be free from mistreatment and exploitation;

Recognizing the efforts of prior resolutions enacted by this most excellent body to enumerate key rights and ensure that workers' rights can be judicially enforced;

Concerned that the inherently unequal bargaining positions of workers and their employers leave the former open to coercion and the threat of retaliation with respect to enforcing their rights;

Understanding that protecting the ability of workers to seek relief for violations of their rights furthers the public interest and protects commerce, hereby:

Defines:

an "employment dispute" as any dispute arising between an employer and one or more individuals or their authorized representative concerning a work relationship between them;

an "arbitration agreement" as any agreement to arbitrate a dispute;

Declares:

subject to extant World Assembly resolutions, no arbitration agreement shall be valid or enforceable with respect to an employment dispute unless:

the agreement was not mandated by the employer, made a condition of employment or any employment-related benefit, or effected through coercion;

each individual entering into the agreement was informed in sufficiently plain writing of their right to refuse the agreement without fear of retaliation, in addition to any other protections they may have pertaining to the signing of the agreement;

each individual entering into the agreement received a period of at least 30 days to accept or reject the agreement; and

each individual entering into the agreement affirmatively consented to the agreement in writing;

no employer may retaliate or threaten to retaliate against an individual for refusing to enter into an agreement that provides for arbitration of an employment dispute;

no employer may retaliate or threaten to retaliate against an individual for seeking judicial enforcement of their rights;

Clarifies:

no arbitrator shall determine the applicability of this resolution to an agreement to arbitrate;

nothing in this resolution shall apply to any agreement between an employer or a labor organization, or between labor organizations, unless said agreement has the effect of waiving the ability of an individual to seek legal enforcement of their rights;

Urges member nations to protect the rights of workers and ensure that those rights can be legally enforced.[/box]

Elopolis Exhibition and Conference Centre, Elopolis, Lauchenoiria
Early morning, 3rd August

The city of Elopolis was quiet apart from the sounds of birds tweeting in the early morning air. Despite the early hour, the temperature was already climbing high, the city in the midst of its almost annual heatwave. A street vendor was already setting up an umbrella covering an assortment of fans and reusable water bottles outside the entrance to the train station, waiting to sell ways to keep cool to the tourists and foreign dignitaries who would be unused to the heat.

A brand new NO SMOKING sign was hanging next to the entrance to the conference centre, right below an older sign saying the same thing. It was translated into six languages, and advertised the hefty fines for illegal tobacco possession and the jail sentence for anyone caught on a third offence. A fresh coat of paint covered the graffiti that had once adorned the space underneath the pedestrian bridge over the railway tracks.

Pulling into the station was a rather long train, stretching longer than the platform. Trains on this route were normally shorter, but due to the conference the railway authorities had thought it prudent to increase their capacity. A small crowd stepped out onto the platform, including the workers for the catering company providing conference food, and a group of brightly coloured young people wearing Climate Alliance badges.

As the caterers headed into the conference centre, chatting amongst themselves and showing their IDs to security, the protesters headed across the street to a grassy field which already contained a number of marquees and tables, waiting for a much larger crowd to gather. Some of the group who had got off the train were carrying large coolers full of food, or piles of banners, and one had a badge-making machine that didn’t look particularly portable.

There was a gaggle of police officers lining the gap between where the conference delegates would arrive and where the protesters stood, but most of them looked relaxed and didn’t expect any trouble. That would come later, if the conference wasn’t coming to conclusions that kept the protesters happy. They were less worried about CAL and allies than they were about the far-right groups who had pledged to protest Kerlile’s attendance.

Hours passed, and the field filled up with protesters eating vegan snacks and playing old foreign music. More and more trains arrived, some carrying aides or particularly brave delegates, alongside cars carrying the more important or less courageous delegates (after all, the trains were full of protesters). The sun was beating down even as early as 9am, and the street vendor with the fans was making a considerable amount as people filed off the crowded trains. The climate conference was about to begin.

[box]Repeal: “Freedom To Seek Medical Care II”
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.

Category: Repeal

Resolution: GA#456

Proposed by: Honeydewistania

General Assembly Resolution #456 “Freedom to Seek Medical Care II” (Category: Civil Rights; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

The World Assembly,

Acknowledging General Assembly Resolution 456, “Freedom to Seek Medical Care II”, as a resolution that permits people to seek medical care in foreign nations;

Troubled by the poor wording of Clause 4, which prohibits a member nation from taking legal action against its medical tourists except for those violating World Assembly law, which could allow such tourists to evade domestic justice;

Believing that creating a class of individuals who are exempt from vast swathes of law means that people they harm are unable to secure justice;

Convinced that a resolution with such a blatant disregard for the national laws of member nations should not be enacted by this assembly;

Hereby repeals General Assembly Resolution 456, "Freedom to Seek Medical Care II".[/box]

[box]Wartime Journalism Protection Act
A resolution to promote funding and the development of education and the arts.

Category: Education and Creativity

Area of Effect: Free Press

Proposed by: Foril

The World Assembly,

CONCERNED that there is currently no World Assembly legislation that protects wartime journalists,

HORRIFIED that wartime journalists may get wounded, kidnapped, or even killed on the frontline simply for doing their job, and

SEEKING to introduce better protections for wartime journalists to facilitate better transmission of information and better protection of lives,

HEREBY ENACTS the following:

For the purposes of this resolution:

a "war zone" is an area in which acts of war are ongoing,

"journalistic activities" are actions conducted with the express purpose of publishing information in the media, such as collecting information about the events of a war, interviewing local people and military personnel in the war zone, or taking photographs or videos of the war, and

a "wartime journalist" is a civilian wearing clearly visible identification that identifies them as a member of the press, and who is undertaking journalistic activities in a war zone.

Wartime journalists must be allowed freedom of movement in war zones and will not be denied access to an area to report on events there, unless such restriction is absolutely necessary to prevent harm to individuals or they are trespassing on private property.

Wartime journalists may report on any activity that occurs within a war zone, unless reporting on such activities could lead to loss of life or property, harm to individuals or property, or the jeopardisation of military efforts.

The protections enumerated in Articles 2 and 3 are subject to prior and standing international law. They shall not be granted to any wartime journalist who:

commits espionage,

is carrying weapons,

interrupts active combat situations,

enters or passes through any location, if doing so is likely to lead to imminent loss of life or harm to individuals, or to the jeopardisation of military efforts, or

otherwise violates the provisions of this resolution.[/box]

Several weeks ago, following a discussion about the political landscape of Catica in the 1960s, the idea of an IDUvian Great World War, which would be similar in scope to the real-world second world war, was proposed by either Laeral, Legionas, Xiomera, or Eiria (I frankly can't remember which user). We discussed it at length in the region's Discord server and even outlined its general structure. Unfortunately, that conversation has long been buried under a pile of other equally significant discussions. I figured that it would be a good idea to make a thread devoted exclusively to the development of this so called "Great [World] War". Hopefully we can work out a lot more of the conflict's specific details using the forums (this thread) and wiki.

What we've got so far

• Before the war, a non-player controlled nation located in northern Catica began growing in size and threatened the safety of several bordering nations.
  
• This aggression lead to the forming of a Northern Catican coalition, which included most democratic and anti-expansionist nations on the continent.
  
• War broke out in 1961, with the aggressing nation calling in the support of several other large world powers.
  
• The war spilled over into the rest of Catica, Hespia, and even Liberalia in the following years, leading to a state of near universal militarization.
  
• The expansionist faction was beaten back over the next six or so years.
  
• Despite their initial aggression, the non-player controlled nation was ultimately dissolved in 1967, leading to an armistice.

Nations interested in registering as members must comply with the following terms:

1. - Applicant nation must have tiered association football leagues working on a system of promotion and relegation.
2. - Applicant nation must have a working Football Authority.
3. - Applicant nation must comply with AFFIDU rules and regulations for pitch dimensions, basic rules, use of VAR, and other regulations the organisation deems necessary for the standardisation of the sport.
4. - Applicant nation must register to AFFIDU affiliates on their respective continents (Catican Union of Football Associations, Union of Hespian Football Associations, Liberalian Football Association, Confederation of Nerian Football Associations).

Member nations reserve the rights to:

1. - Participation, by their national teams, in continental and intercontinental competitions.
2. - Participation, by their highest ranked football teams*, in continental competitions and the AFFIDU Champions Cup.
3. - Elect representatives of their football governing bodies to the councils of their continental associations and the AFFIDU council.
4. - Run and vote for the position of AFFIDU President.

*the allocation of spots will be determined by the AFFIDU Council and the AFFIDU President, provided all participant nations get equal participation.

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Application form:

Country's full name: (e.g United Ruthenian Kingdom of Trive and Yalen)
Country's short name: (e.g Trive)
Country's football authority: (e.g Trivian Football Authority - TFA)
Country's applying football leagues: (e.g Trivian Major Football League Division 1-2, Trivian Minor Football League Division 1-2)
Contintental affiliate: (e.g Liberalian Football Association)
Nation's Official Stadium: (e.g Martin T. Bradshaw Arena, Aunistria - Capacity: 83,000)
Nation's representative to the AFFIDU Council: (e.g Vasiliy Chernov)

This thread is for the purpose of electing a Speaker of the IDUSA. All members of the IDUSA who have not ceased to exist are eligible to vote.

Voting will open at 12:00 AM EDT on July 20th and will close at 12:00 AM EDT on July 27th, 2020.

Please post in response to this thread with "[main nation name] votes for...[the name of either of the candidates or the word 'abstain']".

The candidates running are Laeral and Trive [38].

[box]General Assembly Resolution At Vote

Peaceful First Contact
A resolution to slash worldwide military spending.

Category: Global Disarmament

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Umeria

The World Assembly,

Acknowledging the right of member nations to defend their borders;

Noting that in a first contact, both parties have little to no knowledge of the other;

Realizing that without such knowledge, it is impossible to determine whether starting a war would be beneficial;

Further noting that the consequences of a non-beneficial war are often disastrous;

Concluding, therefore, that member nations should refrain from initiating unprovoked attacks on nations they just met until they know what they have to gain;

Proclaiming that first impressions matter;

Hereby prohibits all citizens of member nations from attacking persons or vehicles of unknown origin, unless it is in response to either an attack or a territorial incursion by said persons or vehicles.[/box]


This one is currently up for vote. Voting ends in 2 days 22 hours. I have to say, for the record, that both as Delegate and as Xiomera, I could not be more opposed to this resolution. It sets a totally unreasonable burden on member nations to decide how to respond to potential threats, in my estimation.