Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Luke Myer (Labour), on Tuesday, 11 November 2025, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 6 members in total.

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Anniversary of first recorded labour action in human history

That this House notes that in November 1155 BCE, artisans and tomb-builders at Deir el-Medina in Ancient Egypt undertook the first recorded labour action in human history, laying down their tools in protest over unpaid grain rations; recognises that their peaceful collective action, calling out injustice and demanding fairness, stands as a remarkable early assertion of the dignity of work and the rights of working people; acknowledges that their courage prefigured the long global struggle for fair pay, safe conditions, and respect for labour; celebrates the role of the labour movement in continuing that struggle over millennia, including in the United Kingdom; and believes that it is fitting that this anniversary be marked by the passage of the biggest uplift in British workers’ rights in a generation in the form of the Employment Rights Bill, which will ban exploitative zero-hours contracts, strengthen collective bargaining, and deliver dignity, security, and respect in the workplace.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

2243 

Session

2024-26

Other sponsors

Jim Shannon

Jon Trickett

Richard Burgon

Neil Duncan-Jordan

Peter Lamb

Subjects

Conditions of employment Anniversaries

Legislation

Employment Rights Bill 2024-26

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk