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  • This house believes that Samka should join the Pahang state government's land legalisation scheme

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    The Malaysian state of Pahang is the country's largest producer of durian. Many local farmers extended the durian plantations beyond legal borders following Malaysia's 1974 Green Book Plan encouraging the cultivation of state-owned land for agricultural purposes. However, the Green Book Plan did not confer guaranteed land ownership rights to the farmers. Today, these durian plantations are seen as "illegal" as they operate without formal approval from the Pahang state government who holds the lease over the disputed plantations via the Royal Pahang Durian (RPD) company. Between March and April 2025, RPD carried out aggressive enforcement operations to regain control over the plantations and establish a "land legalisation scheme" with the local farmers. Farmers who sign up for the scheme would be given the right to use (but not own) the land as "freelance workers", and must only sell the durian harvest back to the RPD at a price 3-4 times lower than market value. The farmers, collectivising as the "Save the Musang King Alliance” (Samka) refuse to cooperate, and have sued the state government over the issuance of eviction notices. Malaysia's durian exports are expected to exceed RM1.5 billion (~USD 355 million) in 2025.

    Malaysia Pre-WUDC 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-10-18

  • This house, as an intelligent student from a low-income family, would pursue vocational training over a traditional college degree

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    Vocational training are instructional programs that focus on the skills required for a particular job function or trade. In vocational training, education prepares students for specific careers which are often more manual (i.e., plumbing, hairdressing), disregarding traditional, unrelated academic subjects.

    Davao Novice Cup 2025 · High School Finals · 2025-10-18

  • This House would abolish politically appointed positions in Brazilian public administration.

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    Commissioned positions are understood as roles of direction, leadership, or advisory functions within public administration that are filled without a public competitive examination, through direct appointment by the competent authority. These positions are freely appointed and dismissed, and can be occupied by individuals from outside the public service. They do not include high-level political positions, such as State Ministers, State or Municipal Secretaries, which have a distinct legal nature and are linked to the formulation and implementation of public policies on behalf of the head of the Executive branch.

    Curitiba Week of British Parliamentary 2025 · Rodada 2 · 2025-10-17

  • This house believes that it is in the interest of the NBA to abolish maximum salaries for individual players (while still retaining the salary cap)

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    Currently, NBA franchises are limited in the total amount they can spend on all their players' combined salaries. This is known as the 'salary cap'. If they exceed this maximum number, they face severe consequences including but not limited to a tax imposed by the NBA and restrictions on the players they can sign. In addition, NBA franchises are also limited in the total amount they can spend on individual players' salaries. The exact amount depends on the number of years the player has been in the league and the amount of accolades they have earned. Currently, the maximum a team can spend on any one player is equal to 35% of the salary cap.

    Oxford Schools Debating Championship Australia New Zealand Round 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-10-11

  • This house supports reallocating national education funding from teacher recruitment to systemic reforms that reduce students’ dependence on teachers (e.g. changing curriculum design, examination types, and school structure or implementing more technology usage)

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    Australia is experiencing a teacher undersupply crisis. Contributing factors include an ageing workforce, high rates of burnout and attrition, fewer university graduates entering teaching, and increasing student enrolments. As a result, many schools face difficulties maintaining class sizes, offering specialist subjects, and ensuring continuity of teaching staff.

    Oxford Schools Debating Championship Australia New Zealand Round 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-10-11

  • This house prefers informal methods of employee evaluation over KPIs

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    In workplaces, performance can be assessed in two main ways. Informal evaluation takes a holistic approach, looking at whether an employee’s general work ethic and performance meet expectations, but without relying on specific metrics. By contrast, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) use structured, results-driven measures, such as meeting sales targets or completing a set number of projects.

    Oxford Schools Debating Championship Australia New Zealand Round 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-10-11

  • This House believes that Mercosur* should allow the free movement of workers between its Member States (*Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Bolivia) This is a debate motion about whether the South American trade bloc Mercosur should implement a policy allowing workers to freely move and work across the borders of its member countries, similar to arrangements in other regional blocs like the European Union.

    Campeonato Nacional de Debates Escolares 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-10-08

  • This House regrets the 'PJ-ization' of labor relations. Note: "Pejotização" (PJ-ization) is a Brazilian term referring to the practice where employers require workers to establish themselves as legal entities (PJ - Pessoa Jurídica or legal person/company) instead of hiring them as regular employees. This practice often allows employers to avoid labor obligations and benefits that would be required for formal employment relationships.

    Campeonato Nacional de Debates Escolares 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-10-08

  • This house prefers a world where post-Revolutionary Haiti pursued the Louverture model instead of the Peasant Smallholding mode.

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    In post-revolutionary Haiti, the Haitian Government pursued an economic model known as the "Peasant Smallholding" Model. This involved dividing land formerly owned by slaveholding plantations into small family owned plots. The "Louverture" Model would have kept large estates intact and awarded management of them to officials in the Haitian Government.

    UCLA IV 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-09-27

  • This house, as the South African Department of Arts and Culture, would prioritise increasing accessibility to the film industry (eg. providing young actors and crew members with more employment opportunities) over advocating for and implementing more equitable payment structures for legacy performers

    Cape Town Open 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-09-25

  • This house believes that college graduates should prioritize being career generalists over career specialists

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    Career generalists have a wide spectrum of knowledge (e.g. gaining skills that you can use in various industries), while career specialists are subject matter experts in their areas of study (e.g., staying in one industry, getting specialist trainings, pursuing higher education).

    Yearning Youth Debate Series - Summer World Schools 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-09-20