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HISTORICAL RESOLUTION #59 * REPEALED * The 40 Hour Workweek A resolution to reduce income inequality and increase basic welfare.
Category: Social Justice	Strength: Significant	Proposed by: Free Soviets
Description: 1. The maximum standard full-time workweek shall be set at 40 hours. Nations shall remain free to set their workweeks lower than this. 2. No one may be contractually obligated to work more than 40 hours per week, except for the following exemptions, a ) military personnel b ) civil defense forces c ) civilian emergency response personnel Excepting military personnel, these exemptions shall only apply during emergency situations. 3. No one may be contractually obligated to remain on the worksite without pay. 4. On call hours shall count against the 40 hour limit. 5. Work exceeding 40 hours per week that is voluntarily undertaken shall not exceed a total of 80 hours per week, and shall be paid at a rate of at least time and a half or an equivalent pro-rata time off in lieu. Nations shall remain free to set their allowable overtime hours lower and their overtime pay rates higher than specified in this proposal. 6. The 40 hour week shall be implemented in a manner that does not reduce the standard of living of the workers. Nations shall enact the laws needed to comply with the 40 hour week within 1 year of the passing of this resolution and they may phase in the changes over the course of up to 4 years. The necessary changes must be fully implemented within 5 years of the passing of this resolution. 7. In time of declared emergencies the national government may suspend this directive to any sector of the workforce it deems essential to the effective running of the country for the duration of that emergency. Votes For: 8,637 Votes Against: 8,526 Implemented: Sun May 23 2004

HISTORICAL RESOLUTION #60 * REPEALED * Public Domain A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.
Category: Free Trade	Strength: Strong	Proposed by: Our own laziness
Description: UN nations resolve to establish a public domain. If something is "in the public domain" then anyone can copy it or use it in any way they wish. The author has none of the exclusive rights that apply to a copyrighted work. Works pass into the public domain when: (1) the term of copyright for the work has expired (2) the author failed to satisfy statutory formalities to perfect the copyright 3) it is a work of a UN Government 4) it is deemed "freeware" or "shareware" Votes For: 8,694 Votes Against: 6,706 Implemented: Mon May 31 2004

HISTORICAL RESOLUTION #61 * REPEALED * Abortion Rights A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
Category: Human Rights	Strength: Significant	Proposed by: Vistadin
Description: Henceforth all women shall have the right to choose whether to have an abortion or not, no member nation will interfere with a woman's right to have an abortion. Votes For: 9,368 Votes Against: 6,549 Implemented: Sat Jun 5 2004

HISTORICAL RESOLUTION #62 Female Genital Mutilation A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
Category: Human Rights	Strength: Strong	Proposed by: Safalra
Description: The General Assembly, Observing that female genital mutilation (hereafter 'FGM') is performed ritually in some cultures, Alarmed by the long-term effects of FGM, including prolonged pain and increased risk of death during childbirth, Deeply disturbed that many women are subjected to FGM against their will, Recognising that when dealing with other cultures, legislation leads to confrontation, whilst education leads to willing change, 1. Condemns the practice of FGM; 2. Calls upon States to fund programmes educating citizens about the dangers of FGM; 3. Urges States to avoid using the alternative phrase 'female circumcision', as this leads to comparison with the safe male circumcision. Votes For: 14,778 Votes Against: 1,360 Implemented: Wed Jun 16 2004

HISTORICAL RESOLUTION #63 Freedom of Press A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.
Category: Human Rights	Strength: Strong	Proposed by: Tuesday Heights
Description: CONVINCED that the freedom of press is a vital part of every nation's fundamental right of expression and a vital part of every human's right to the truth and knowledge of one's given country and one's perception of other countries. Freedom of press allows objective members of society to highlight the good and the bad of a given nation and to allow for members of that nation and members not of that nation to see an unbiased account of the current state of a given country. DEEPLY DISTURBED by the quality of information on the state of the union in every member nation is widely disregarded to ignorance by the world because of lack of knowledge. Freedom of the press gives precedence to expanding the knowledge base of the current state of member and non-member nations alike. CONDEMNING the misinformation of governments to the world that wish not to share the everyday occurrences in a given country through strict control of what can and cannot be reported by all forms of the press. 1. APPEALS to all member nations to enact legislature to allow immediate freedom of the press within their borders. 2. URGES all member nations to send the press to neighboring countries, far away countries, and even to areas of combat to bring back the full story to its citizens. 3. RECOMMENDS all members promote and expand the reaches of press within their given countries so that all citizens have some access to the news. 4. SUPPORTS all member nations in an effort to expand their news capabilities with needed funds, government assistance, and trade agreements to conform to the new standards of freedom of press. Votes For: 12,882 Votes Against: 3,446 Implemented: Mon Jun 21 2004

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