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Trade Union Rights In Saudi Arabia

EDM number 2256 in 2008-09, proposed by Jeremy Corbyn on 09/11/2009.
Categorised under the topics of Human rights, Industrial relations and Middle East.

That this House believes it a fundamental human right to be able to form independent trade unions; is concerned that Yahya Al Faifi was an active trade unionist in Saudi Arabia and due to threats made against him left and came to the United Kingdom; and calls on the UK to express its concerns at human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia and not to allow any deportations to take place of those who have been active as trade unionists and thus face persecution.

This motion has been signed by a total of 27 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Jeremy Corbyn09/11/2009Islington NorthLabourProposed
John McDonnell09/11/2009Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSeconded
Peter Bottomley10/11/2009Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Lynne Jones10/11/2009Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSeconded
Ann Cryer10/11/2009KeighleyLabourSeconded
Lindsay Hoyle10/11/2009ChorleyLabourSeconded
George Galloway10/11/2009Bethnal Green and BowRespectSigned
Diane Abbott10/11/2009Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonLabourSigned
David Drew10/11/2009StroudLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore10/11/2009HendonLabourSigned
Martin Caton10/11/2009GowerLabourSigned
David Lepper10/11/2009Brighton, PavilionLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins10/11/2009Luton NorthLabourSigned
Stephen Hepburn10/11/2009JarrowLabourSigned
Harry Cohen10/11/2009Leyton and WansteadLabourSigned
Dai Davies11/11/2009Blaenau GwentIndependentSigned
Linda Riordan11/11/2009HalifaxLabourSigned
John Leech11/11/2009Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Robert Wareing11/11/2009Liverpool, West DerbyIndependentSigned
Keith Vaz11/11/2009Leicester EastLabourSigned
Graham Stringer11/11/2009Manchester, BlackleyLabourSigned
John Austin11/11/2009Erith and ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Janet Anderson11/11/2009Rossendale and DarwenLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell11/11/2009Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd11/11/2009Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Brian Jenkins11/11/2009TamworthLabourSigned
Alan Simpson11/11/2009Nottingham SouthLabourSigned

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