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  • This House, as the young person, would choose to pursue the apprenticeship rather than the MBA

    Infoslide

    You are an ambitious 25 year old young person You have graduated from an excellent university in your country and have topped your class at a liberal arts degree. You worked for 3 year at an office desk, but found the pay and job prospect unsatisfactory. Desperate for change you applied to the MBA program to the Top Business School in your country and also trade-school at an apprentice post that interests you. You got accepted to both the MBA program of your choice and earned an apprenticeship.

    Debatable Open 2025 · Schools Finals · 2025-04-12

  • This house, as X, would choose Work-life Balance over Work-Life Integration.

    Infoslide

    X is a 30-year-old ambitious woman who has spent the last decade building her career in corporate law. She’s known for her discipline, emotional intelligence, and ability to lead under pressure. After years of pushing herself, she’s finally in a leadership role where she’s respected and compensated well. She’s also fallen deeply in love with Y, who is equally driven. Her partner works in investment banking, has long hours, unpredictable weekends, and lives half his life out of a suitcase. They’ve decided to get married, but X knows that to sustain this emotionally fulfilling relationship, something will need to give. Now she has two options: Option A (Work-Life Integration): Stay in her current high stakes role, which allows her to work remotely, schedule breaks between meetings, and occasionally work from scenic locations. Her office encourages mixing personal and professional life (emails during dinners, Zoom calls on vacations, but gives her freedom of movement and flexible hours.) Option B (Work-Life Balance): Shift to an in-house legal team at a multinational firm. 9-to-5. Clear boundaries. No calls after work. Lesser pay, slightly slower career trajectory, but absolute mental space post 5 PM. Weekends are hers, and so are holidays

    BITS Pilani Parliamentary Debate 2025 · Novice Finals · 2025-04-11

  • This House Would grant the Right to Disconnect to workers in essential services during non-crisis periods

    Infoslide

    The Right to Disconnect is the proposed legal right of employees to disengage from work-related communications outside official working hours.

    BITS Pilani Parliamentary Debate 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-04-11

  • A: This house supports a rapid expansion of cooperative food production models

    Infoslide

    A: A cooperative food production model refers to a system where food production, processing, or distribution is collectively owned and operated by a group of stakeholders (such as farmers, workers, or consumers), who share decision-making power and profits. These models prioritize democratic control, equitable distribution of resources, and often emphasize local food systems.

    Sunway Asian Parliamentary 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-04-05

  • This house supports the Lying Flat Movement

    Infoslide

    "The ""lying flat"" movement in China, led by disillusioned millennials, represents a growing counter-culture response to the country's high pressure work environment and rising living costs. It includes embracing a minimalist lifestyle and rejecting traditional aspirations of marriage, career success, and material wealth. The end goal of the movement is to create resistance against the relentless pursuit of economic and social advancement. "

    77th MUKMEM 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-04-05

  • This house regrets the rise of the Urban Company model ‘hourly maid for hire’ services in India.

    Infoslide

    Urban Company is a reputed and established company offering professional home cleaning and personal care services 'at home' such as repair, cleaning, and personal grooming services etc. Urban Company recently introduced a model of booking an appointment with a cleaning or cooking professional (commonly referred to as 'maids') within 15 minutes at Rs. 59 per hour.

    77th MUKMEM 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-04-05

  • B: This house would legalize solidarity strikes

    Infoslide

    B: A solidarity strike is done by workers in the same industry to support another group of workers who are striking, even though they themselves do not have a direct grievance with their employer.

    Sunway Asian Parliamentary 2025 · Novice Finals · 2025-04-05

  • That Hong Kong should require ride-sharing app drivers to obtain a government-regulated taxi permit

    Infoslide

    In Hong Kong, all taxi drivers must hold a government-regulated taxi permit. These permits are strictly controlled, with prices fluctuating between AUD 600,000 and AUD 900,000. Permit holders are subject to safety and quality regulations. However, drivers on ride-sharing apps operate without these permits and are technically illegal, though enforcement is inconsistent. Recently, traditional taxi owners conducted an undercover operation to report Uber drivers, but little to no arrests or penalties followed.

    Macquarie Pre-Easters 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-04-05

  • This house opposes the expansion of temporary foreign worker programs

    Infoslide

    Temporary Foreign Worker Programs (TFWPs) are government-regulated schemes that allow businesses to hire foreign workers for short-term employment when no suitable local candidates are available.

    13th Zamboanga Debate Open · Octofinals · 2025-04-05

  • C: This House supports the decline of the lifetime employment norm in Japan

    Infoslide

    C: The number of regular workers in Japan shifting to another full-time job reached 990,000 in 2024, an increase of more than 60% from a decade ago. In a 2024 survey by the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 21% of young Japanese employees said they plan to stay with their current employer “until retirement”, down from 35% in 2014.

    Sunway Asian Parliamentary 2025 · Novice Finals · 2025-04-05