Boston University International Affairs Association

It makes no sense to talk of the social obligations of the corporation without reference to its economic obligations. The two are intertwined.

- Lee R. Raymond, former CEO of ExxonMobil

As the developed world continues to expand its consumerism and raises the minimum wage, multinational corporations (MNCs) have begun to move to the developing world. The implications of these corporations taking advantage of vague labor laws and weak states are still unclear. While the international community typically considers the economic effects of MNCs, it will be the job of the Human Rights Council to examine the differences in worker’s rights in different countries and how to combat this controversy. Join us this Wednesday 18 February at 7PM in CAS 326 as we take on this problem.

A few other updates:

BosMUN VIII, our high school conference, will be next weekend (Feb. 27-Mar. 1) at the Boston Park Plaza. If you’re not yet a staff member, it’s not too late! Just email us at bosmun.committees@gmail.com and we’ll tell you how you can get involved. If you want to know more about the conference itself, check out http://www.bosmun.org

Thanks to those of you who came to the social at Hojo on Sunday; charades was fun! Also, congratulations to those who went to McGill for the McMUN Conference in January! Our travel team had a great time in Montreal and even earned some awards.

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Like many contemporary third world nations, Afghanistan has lived in the consequence of its wars for decades. The British invasion, the civil wars, the Taliban insurgences, the Soviet invasion, and finally the US’ search for Bin Laden in the wake of 9/11 have wreaked havoc on the infrastructure and stability of the country. Today, the nation is on its way to becoming more stable with their first presidential elections being held nearly five years ago on October 9th, 2004. Unfortunately, there are still many problems related to economic set-backs brought on by war and economic crisis. We hope that you will join us this week at Wednesday, February 4th at 7PM in CAS326 to represent the Afghani-Pakistan Loya Jirga to discuss the issues facing Afghanistan.

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