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  • This house regrets the narrative of proportional reward

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    Proportional reward refers to the notion that the result or outcome you obtain is proportional to the effort and time invested. This is more commonly referred to as 'you get what you give' .

    Hart House High Schools 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-02-17

  • This house opposes the glorification of formal education over vocational education

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    While formal education often provides theoretical or broad knowledge that could be applied to a variety of professions within certain fields such as law or medicine, vocational training teaches students the precise skills and knowledge needed to carry out a specific craft, technical skill or trade, such as mechanics or catering.

    Oxford Schools Debating Competition Hong Kong Regional Round 2024 · Round 1 · 2024-02-09

  • This house regrets the trophy culture in the workplace

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    Trophy Culture describes a workplace environment that places premium or emphasis on rewards or recognition not only for tangible accomplishments but trivial efforts. Some examples include giving awards to team members for participating in routine tasks and completing projects regardless of their success or failure, organizing celebratory activities for minor accomplishments, emphasis on positive feedback, among others.<br>

    Raul Roco Cup XVI · High School Semis · 2024-02-01

  • This House Prefers a future in which generative AI is further developed and implemented in significantly more fields, compared to a future in which the development and implementation of generative AI stays within its current confines

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    Generative AI is a type of artificial intelligence that can create new and original content. In the status quo, it is being applied to the production of text, programming, images, and sound. Generative AI is currently unable to design architecture, pharmaceuticals, or conduct research.

    English College Open 2024 · Round 5 · 2024-01-27

  • In public service industries, This House Believes That labour unions should engage in Italian strikes as opposed to conventional strikes

    Infoslide

    Italian strike is a collective labour protest action where workers do not put in more work than mandated in their job contract, regardless of the usual practices of their place of employment. This can look like: 9-to-5 workers leaving work at exactly 5 PM even if their work is unfinished, employees not participating in extra initiatives of their workplace without getting paid. In contrast, conventional strike is an unpaid mass work stoppage where a labour union's members do not work but picket and protest.

    English College Open 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-01-27

  • This house believes that labor activists should predominantly pursue permeationism over the rank-and-file union-building strategies.

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    Permeationism is a strategy in which labor activists insert themselves within the existing union bureaucracy to try and shape its politics and practices (e.g., by joining the National Labor Relations Board). In contrast, the rank-and-file strategy requires activists taking non-managerial jobs in industries deemed strategically important by the labor movement, with the goal of unionizing the workforce directly (e.g., Rhodes Scholar Jaz Brisack becoming a barista at Starbucks).

    Father Roger Guindon Cup 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-01-27

  • This house supports the use of SEZs in middle income countries.

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    <p>A special economic zone (SEZ) is an area in a country that is designed to generate economic growth. SEZs have different regulations to the rest of the country. Regulations in an SEZ are designed to be favourable to businesses, to encourage businesses to invest. For example, an SEZ might subject businesses to fewer regulations, or offer tax incentives if they invest there.&nbsp;<br></p>

    Asia Schools Open - Asian 3v3 Debate (Winter Edition) 2024 · U15 Finals · 2024-01-20

  • This house believes that the cancellation of the Cobre Panama will do more harm than good

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    The Cobre Panama project is one of the most important copper mines in the world. It is projected to significantly improve Panama's economy, but there have been recent concerns around the Cobre Panama and the impact it willhave on Panama's rainforests, freshwater, and other aspects of the environment. The Panama legislature passed a bill to ban all future mining licenses, concessions and extensions on current licenses. After several legal disputes, thePanama Supreme Court declared that the contract for the Cobre Panama wasunconstitutional. This has led to the closure of the mine and the loss of allassociated jobs.&nbsp;<br></p>

    The 8th CBS Parliamentary Debate 2024 · Novice Finals · 2024-01-20

  • This house would classify teachers as essential workers and prevent them from striking

    Infoslide

    A strike is when a group of workers, usually a union, refuses to work as a negotiating tactic in order to fight for better conditions or pay. In Canada, people such as firefighters and police officers are classified as 'essential workers' and are not allowed to strike during their designated work hours.

    Ottawa Classic 2024 · Round 5 · 2024-01-20

  • This house believes that Indian Central Trade Union Organsations should break away from their existing political affiliations and form an independent political party

    Infoslide

    Trade Unions in India are organised into many Central Trade Union Organisations (CTUOs). Most of these Organisations have direct political affiliations with established political parties. For instance, the Indian National Trade Union Congress is the trade union wing of the Indian National Congress, the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh is affiliated to the RSS and the Labour Progressive Federation is linked to the DMK.

    The 8th CBS Parliamentary Debate 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-01-20

  • This house believes that the cancellation of the Cobre Panama will do more harm than good

    Infoslide

    <p>The Cobre Panama project is one of the most important copper mines in the world. It is projected to significantly improve Panama's economy, but there have been recent concerns around the Cobre Panama and the impact it will have on Panama's rainforests, freshwater, and other aspects of the environment. The Panama legislature passed a bill to ban all future mining licenses, concessions and extensions on current licenses. After several legal disputes, the Panama Supreme Court declared that the contract for the Cobre Panama was unconstitutional. This has led to the closure of the mine and the loss of all associated jobs.&nbsp;<br></p>

    The 8th CBS Parliamentary Debate 2024 · Open Semi-Final · 2024-01-20

  • This House would replace income tax with direct organized collective labour for purposes of social utility and community projects (examples including but not limited to; construction of public buildings and infrastructure, agricultural harvesting, child rearing, care for disabled and elderly, etc.)

    Indo-Pacific World School Debate Open 2024 · Open Quarter Finals · 2024-01-19