Proceeding contribution from Lord Browne of Ladyton (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 12 November 2007. It occurred during Queen's speech debate on Foreign Affairs and Defence Debate on the Address.
Foreign Affairs and Defence
I want to take my hon. Friend back to her previous subject—that of the importance of free trade unions as a part of a developing civic society. I do that because on both occasions when my hon. Friend has mentioned trade unions it has generated a degree of mirth on the Opposition Benches. Does she agree that there is a consistent process of dictators and despots attacking and killing trade unionists in order to undermine civic society across the world? The people of northern Iraq, or Kurdistan as it is known, were not free from that process during the time of Saddam Hussein, which stresses the importance of free trade unions being allowed to operate in Kurdistan.
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- Armed forces Defence Armed conflict Deployment Democracy European Union Iraq EU institutions Foreign policy Referendums Pakistan Terrorism Treaties United Nations Afghanistan NATO Zimbabwe Middle East Darfur Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
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