Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Diane Abbott (Labour), on Tuesday, 3 December 2002, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 111 members in total.

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SEAFARERS AND THE RACE RELATIONS ACT

That this House believes that all workers employed in a British workplace are entitled to be protected by the provisions of the Race Relations Act; notes with concern, however, that seafarers working on United Kingdom flagged ships and United Kingdom waters are currently excluded from the provisions of the Race Relations Act; believes that such discrimination is morally indefensible in the 21st Century and therefore welcomes the proposals contained in the Home Office consultation document 'Equality and Diversity The Way Ahead' to include seafarers in the provisions of the Act; congratulates the Government on this initiative; and urges the Government, shipping industry and maritime unions to work together to ensure that the provisions of the Act are enforced as widely and effectively as possible in the maritime sector.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

272 

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Employment Equality Merchant shipping Racial discrimination

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk