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  • For degrees requiring highly technical knowledge (e.g., STEM-related degrees), This house would actively promote return-of-service agreements as opposed to international scholarships

    Infoslide

    A return-of-service agreement is an arrangement by which the state offers free or subsidized education for qualified students in exchange of them working for the state under the appropriate government agency for a certain number of years.

    CIDA Novice Cup 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-01-11

  • This house believes that workers should be allowed to trade off certain employment standards (e.g., overtime pay, yearly leaves, health insurance, etc.) in exchange of their monetary equivalent

    CIDA Novice Cup 2025 · College Semifinals · 2025-01-11

  • The parliament (of Bangladesh) will impose higher taxes on industries destructive to life and nature (such as the shipbreaking industry and others) compared to the existing tax system.

    Infoslide

    The appeal of Bangladesh to external powers is significant for investment in cheap labor and industries that are destructive to life and nature.

    ৪র্থ হাজী মুহম্মদ মুহসীন স্মারক আন্তঃ ক্লাব জাতীয় বিতর্ক প্রতিযোগিতা ২০২৪ · Round 1 · 2025-01-09

  • This house believes that it is in the long-term interest of the Republican Party to protect the H-1B visa

    Infoslide

    The H-1B is a visa in the United States under the Immigration and Nationality Act, section 101, that allows United States employers to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations. It is the largest visa category in the United States in terms of guest worker numbers.

    Philippine Schools Debating Championship 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-01-08

  • This house, As Adam, would work with his father

    Infoslide

    You are, Adam, a 23-year-old upper class individual from an ethnic minority living in Sri Lanka, fresh out of a prestigious international university. You have a masters in Political Science and have been offered a job at a large political party, hoping to serve and give back to your community. However, you are aware that given your ethnic background, you are unlikely to reach a senior position in any major party/future government. Your father, Shakeeb, is also an established businessman who owns a restaurant chain with 15 outlets. His passion is in food, but you have no passion in the Industry. He has repeatedly offered you the opportunity to work for him and eventually take over the company as CEO as he is approaching retirement. If you decline, he will transfer ownership of the company to his brother, Abdullah (your uncle).

    AIS Debating Championship 2025 · Octofinals · 2025-01-03

  • This House regrets the mass recruitment of Gastarbeiter between 1955 and 1973

    Infoslide

    After World War II, West Germany and Austria established formal 'guest worker' (Gastarbeiter) programs to address severe labor shortages. Between 1955-1973, millions of workers, primarily from Turkey and Yugoslavia, were recruited for low-skilled industrial and service jobs. While intended as temporary labor, many workers permanently settled despite lacking integration support or clear paths to citizenship.

    Pre-WUDC Vienna Online Open · ESL Finals · 2024-12-21

  • This house would allow a substantially lower minimum wage for prisoner labour.

    Infoslide

    Prison labor wage refers to the compensation paid to incarcerated individuals for performing various types of work while serving their sentences. This work can include manufacturing, facility maintenance, farming, or administrative tasks. The money gained often used for the purpose of purchasing approved items like extra clothing, snacks or hobbies, or set aside in a saving account in order to help with reintergration.

    IIUM Open 2024 · Novice Finals · 2024-12-21

  • This House Regrets the Franchise system

    Infoslide

    "A franchise is a type of license that grants a franchisee access to a franchisor's proprietary business knowledge, processes, reputation and trademarks, thus allowing the franchisee to sell a product or service under the franchisor's business name. In exchange for acquiring a franchise, the franchisee usually pays the franchisor an initial start-up fee and annual licensing fees. This is different from branch company where it is an extension of a parent company. Branch companies are not seperate legal entities and operates under the parent company's name, structure and same business activities in a different location"

    IIUM Open 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-12-21

  • This House would require all the individuals in leadership（i.e. directors, managers, bosses, deans） to pass starting-from-zero tests on a frequent basis as a qualification for them to maintain their current power and position.

    Infoslide

    "A start-from-zero test is a simulation where management level jobs (e.g., general managers, etc.) participate in jobs as ordinary employees. They will be thrown into a parallel universe where they retain their knowledge but stripped of priviledge (e.g., social connections, generational wealth). For the purpose of debate, we assume that several years in this test equate to only a few seconds in the real world, and the test result summary will be available to the all relevant parties (e.g., members within the management team, voters)."

    2024 SUN YAT-SEN DEBATE CHALLENGE · Open Semifinal · 2024-12-14

  • This house opposes the social norm that effort is a form of talent

    Infoslide

    In recent years, there has been a growing social norm that the ability to make an effort itself is a talent. This implies that those who can make an effort have this talent, while those who lack the talent to make an effort from the beginning will find it difficult or impossible to do so. Additionally, these claims are sometimes accompanied by some scientific evidence.

    Momiji Cup 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-12-14

  • This house supports clunkers in the pursuit of a Marxist revolution.

    Infoslide

    The world of cars is a world where humans don't exist, and all forms of life take the shape of cars. Cars are 'born' with predetermined tasks and social roles (e.g., a police car is born with a predisposition to work in the police, similarly race cars are born to race). Within their predestined professions, cars can make certain changes such as competing in different races, becoming coaches after a sports career, or working in various departments of the police. In the world of cars, jalopies are a class-discriminated group of cars that rust, and spare parts are no longer manufactured for them.

    Poznań Pro-Am 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-12-07

  • As the chef, after achieving three Michelin Stars, you would leave the job at the restaurant.

    Infoslide

    Michelin Guide stars have been awarded since 1900 to highlight exceptional restaurants worth visiting. Restaurants of interest are evaluated annually, and if they are exceptional, they can receive between one and three stars in the guide. A Michelin star is a prestigious achievement in the culinary world, and earning three is extremely difficult. Currently, there is no restaurant in Poland with three stars, and worldwide there are only 147 three-star restaurants. Previously awarded stars can be lost during the annual evaluation of the restaurant.

    Poznań Pro-Am 2024 · Round 1 · 2024-12-07