FERMUN 2026 topics
COMMITTEE: ILO – Labour Rights
CHAIRS: Typhaine TCHOGNIA, Victoria BALL and Laurent KOGEJ
Debate room at ILO: room IV
ISSUE 1: How can we guarantee a living wage for all workers in order to ensure a dignified existence and reduce economic disparities? Research Report
ISSUE 2: How can we establish balanced parental leave shared between both parents in order to promote gender equality and combat workplace discrimination based on parenthood? Research Report
COMMITTEE: ILO – Informal Economy
CHAIRS: Charlotte DAUCHEZ, Jasmine EUGENE and Rita EL ALJ
Debate room at ILO: room II
ISSUE 1: How can we promote access to social protection for workers in the grey economy, despite the informal nature of their activities? Research Report
ISSUE 2: How can we combat the abuse suffered by home-based workers in the informal economy? Research Report
COMMITTEE: ILO – Working conditions
CHAIRS: Grégoire OURY, Harriet Wright ONYANGO and Said ZAMORA INZUNZA
Debate room at ILO: room IX
ISSUE 1: How can workers in the arts and entertainment sectors be guaranteed protection against physical and psychosocial risks and job insecurity? Research Report
ISSUE 2: How can we ensure that elite athletes have stable professional careers, including social protection, gender pay equality and retraining rights, while also safeguarding their mental and physical health? Research Report
COMMITTEE: ILO – Artificial Intelligence
CHAIRS: Clara NGUYEN, Nicky TAYLOR and Antonio HERRERA MURILLO
Debate room at ILO: room XI
ISSUE 1: How can we guarantee the protection of workers’ rights in the face of automation and algorithmic surveillance on digital platforms? Research Report
ISSUE 2: Artificial intelligence for employment: How can we guide its development to promote social justice? Research Report
COMMITTEE: World Health Organisation
CHAIRS: Lorena PETER, Elisa BOURGUIGNON and Eulalie BOHLER
Debate room at ILO: room GB
ISSUE 1: How can the role of health systems be strengthened to effectively combat violence against women, girls and children? Research Report
ISSUE 2: How can the international community strengthen pandemic preparedness and response without compromising national sovereignty and equitable access to necessary medical resources? Research Report
COMMITTEE: Food and Agriculture Organisation
CHAIRS: Leya PETITJEAN, Hanae SCHWEBEL and Lina BEN MASSAOUDA
Debate room at ILO: room III
ISSUE 1: How can we meet rising global food needs while respecting environmental limits and sustainability imperatives? Research Report
ISSUE 2: What strategies can be implemented in agricultural practices—both aquatic and terrestrial—to limit the resistance of microorganisms to chemical inputs without compromising farm productivity? Research Report
COMMITTEE: Youth Assembly (in English only)
CHAIRS: Johanne HENDRICK and Léna QUEGUINER
Debate room at ILO: room Jura library
ISSUE: How can multilateralism be revitalised in the face of rising nationalism and international fragmentation? Research Report