Title: On Rigid Social Stratification
Category: Civil Rights, Strength: Significant
The World Assembly,
Believing in the vast potential of the individual,
Understanding that possessing an avenue to pursue ones personal life goals is essential for physical and mental wellbeing,
Dismayed that many governments stifle the individual in the name of the greater good,
Condemning such a cover to keep the powerful in power at the expense of others,
Whereas most systems of rigid social stratification limit an individual as to where they may seek employment, the types of jobs they may work, where they may reside, whom they may interact with,
Defining “Rigid Social Stratification” as the socio-religious subdivision of society into a hierarchy differentiated on the basis of power, prestige, religion or wealth with limited or no movement between the social classes and which is determined upon ones birth based upon the social class or occupation of ones parents, or determined by the government or other agency for its people,
Hereby,
Abolishes all forms of Rigid Social Stratification within WA member states,
Affirms the right of each individual:
1) To exercise control over their own life and to pursue their own happiness through basic life choices,
2) To pursue, without governmental restrictions based solely on socio-religious class, the career of their choice, including both where they may work and the type of work being performed,
Recognizes the right of governments or other entities to place restrictions on employment as necessary for the safe and successful completion of the required tasks,
Forbids any law be made or enforced which limits the right of travel or domicile on any legal resident solely on account of socio-religious class,
Declares that no law may be made or enforced which limits marriage between individuals based solely on the grounds of different socio-religious classes.
Requires that identity cards refrain from containing any reference to the social class or occupation of the card holder,
Exempts cards issued by an employer for job related identification purposes,
Urges all governments to pass laws and fund education initiatives to quickly end socio-religious discrimination,
Encourages members states to engage with nonmembers and work to end rigid social stratification.