Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Harry Barnes (Labour), on Tuesday, 9 December 2003, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 32 members in total.
US FORCES RAID ON IRAQI FEDERATION OF TRADE UNIONS HEADQUARTERS
That this House notes with alarm the raid by the US occupying forces, using armoured cars and soldiers, on the temporary headquarters of the Iraqi Federation of Trade Unions in Baghdad on the morning of Saturday 6th December in which eight leading trade union officials were arrested; is further disturbed to hear that US soldiers ransacked and destroyed the federation's possessions, including banners and posters condemning acts of terror, and smashed windows, without reason or explanation; notes that the new independent trade union movement in Iraq opposed Saddam Hussein's regime, and opposes terrorism by remnants of that regime and others; and calls upon the British Government to make urgent representations to the US Administration to discover why this raid took place and seek a swift apology and compensation for this appalling incident.
Secondary information
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- Early day motion
- Reference
- 250
- Session
- 2003-04
- Subjects
- Armed forces Arrests Iraq Offices Trade unions Trade union officials USA Vandalism
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