Dear Delegates of the International Labor Organization,
This February, I am excited to hear all of your perspectives on the topic of Improving Universal Minimum Labor Standards and their Implementation. Minimum labor standards are guidelines that ensure fair working conditions globally, established by bodies like the ILO. Their implementation and enforcement vary by country, which is why it has such an impact on global trade and inequality in income and working standards. The main goal of our committee is to set labor standards and to ensure these standards’ enforcement in the real world. In line with this year’s conference theme, enforcing universal labor standards helps fight inequality by
On a personal note, I was born in the United States, but I’ve lived all over Europe and the USA over my lifetime. As a 9th grader at the John F. Kennedy School in Berlin, I have participated in Model United Nations for about two and a half years, and this BERMUN2 conference will be my sixth conference as a chair.
Outside of MUN, I enjoy graphic design, programming, and playing the piano, ukulele, and clarinet. I also spend a good amount of my free time learning German—I love languages and will take any chance I get to improve my language skills.
To make this a successful conference for all of the delegates in our committee, I hope you will take the time to prepare by researching your country’s stance on our topics and writing your resolution and policy paper so that you can debate skillfully during the conference.
In closing, I hope this BERMUN experience is one that fosters great memories and pushes boundaries for all of us.
Sincerely,
Malcolm Wood
