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BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO AND PREVENTING HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN US TOBACCO FIELDS

EDM (Early Day Motion) 1247: tabled on 01 April 2014

Tabled in the 2013-14 session.

This motion has been signed by 45 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

As this motion is using historical data, we may not have the record of the original ordering, in which case signatories are listed alphabetically.

Motion text

That this House, noting that Oxfam America and the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC), being an affiliate of the US equivalent of the TUC, have highlighted onerous conditions faced by migrant farm workers in the tobacco fields of North Carolina and the American South, including exploitation, long hours, child labour and other human rights abuses, that Reynolds American Inc. (RAI) is a major purchaser of the tobacco produced in those fields but refuses to grant freedom of association or worker representation to those workers and that British America Tobacco plc (BAT) is the largest shareholder and a major customer of RAI, holds that only when migrant farm workers have a recognised organisation will their complaints about their working and living conditions be effectively addressed; believes that BAT has a responsibility to ensure that its supply chain is free of human rights abuses and that FLOC's proposals to RAI can achieve that goal in the US; and therefore calls on BAT to use its influence with RAI to reach an agreement with FLOC forthwith.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Anderson, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 7 April 2014
Blaydon
Benton, Mr Joe
Labour
Signed on 1 April 2014
Bootle
Betts, Mr Clive
Labour
Signed on 28 April 2014
Sheffield South East
Blomfield, Paul
Labour
Signed on 1 April 2014
Sheffield Central
Campbell, Mr Ronnie
Labour
Signed on 1 April 2014
Blyth Valley
Caton, Martin
Labour
Signed on 2 April 2014
Gower
Clark, Katy
Labour
Signed on 8 April 2014
North Ayrshire and Arran
Connarty, Michael
Labour
Signed on 1 April 2014
Linlithgow and East Falkirk
Crausby, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 3 April 2014
Bolton North East
Cryer, John
Labour
Signed on 1 April 2014
Leyton and Wanstead
Dobbin, Jim
Labour
Signed on 2 April 2014
Heywood and Middleton
Doran, Mr Frank
Labour
Signed on 29 April 2014
Aberdeen North
Durkan, Mark
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 2 April 2014
Foyle
Edwards, Jonathan
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 2 April 2014
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
Flynn, Paul
Labour
Signed on 7 April 2014
Newport West
Francis, Dr Hywel
Labour
Signed on 28 April 2014
Aberavon
Gapes, Mike
Labour
Signed on 8 April 2014
Ilford South
Glindon, Mrs Mary
Labour
Signed on 7 April 2014
North Tyneside
Hancock, Mr Mike
Independent
Signed on 8 April 2014
Portsmouth South
Havard, Mr Dai
Labour
Signed on 1 April 2014
Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
Hopkins, Kelvin
Labour
Signed on 1 April 2014
Luton North
Jackson, Glenda
Labour
Signed on 2 April 2014
Hampstead and Kilburn
Lazarowicz, Mark
Labour
Signed on 8 April 2014
Edinburgh North and Leith
Leech, Mr John
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 10 April 2014
Manchester, Withington
Llwyd, Mr Elfyn
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 9 April 2014
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on 6 May 2014
Hayes and Harlington
McGovern, Jim
Labour
Signed on 1 April 2014
Dundee West
Meacher, Mr Michael
Labour
Signed on 1 April 2014
Oldham West and Royton
Meale, Sir Alan
Labour
Signed on 1 April 2014
Mansfield
Mearns, Ian
Labour
Signed on 9 April 2014
Gateshead
Morrice, Graeme
Labour
Signed on 7 April 2014
Livingston
Morris, Grahame M.
Labour
Signed on 1 April 2014
Easington
Rotheram, Steve
Labour
Signed on 9 April 2014
Liverpool, Walton
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 2 April 2014
Strangford
Sharma, Mr Virendra
Labour
Signed on 1 April 2014
Ealing, Southall
Stunell, Sir Andrew
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 10 April 2014
Hazel Grove
Sutcliffe, Mr Gerry
Labour
Signed on 1 April 2014
Bradford South
Ward, Mr David
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 2 April 2014
Bradford East
Watson, Mr Tom
Labour
Signed on 7 April 2014
West Bromwich East

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.