Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor John McDonnell (Labour), on Monday, 11 June 2007, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 50 members in total.

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TRADE UNION RIGHTS IN IRAQ

That this House expresses its deep concern at the reaction of the Iraqi government to the strike by Iraqi oil workers which began on 4th June; notes that on 5th June the Iraqi government issued an arrest warrant for the leaders of the oil workers' unions and that the Iraqi Prime Minister said that he would deal with the strikers `with an iron fist' and that troops have been sent to oil fields; further notes that unions presented their 16 demands to the Iraqi Prime Minister on 16th May 2007, which included consultation on the oil law and improvements to wages; and therefore calls on the UK Government to use whatever leverage it can to promote trade union rights in Iraq as a basic democratic freedom.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1658 

Session

2006-07

Other sponsors

Bob Spink

Jeremy Corbyn

Ann Cryer

Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

Bob Russell

Subjects

Human rights Iraq Trade unions

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk