Early Day Motions

2019 ITUC GLOBAL RIGHTS INDEX UK RATING

EDM (Early Day Motion) 2597: tabled on 10 July 2019

Tabled in the 2017-19 session.

This motion has been signed by 26 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

Motion text

That this House notes the UK is rated by the International Trade Union Confederation Global Rights Index as a Regular Violator of Rights, category three, which is among the worst in Europe; expresses grave concern at the finding that the Government and employers are regularly violating workers' rights or failing to guarantee them; and calls on the Government to undertake a comprehensive review of workers’ rights to enhance the role of collective bargaining in the workplace.

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.

Rashid, Faisal
Labour
Signed on 10 July 2019
Warrington South
Primary
Cunningham, Mr Jim
Labour
Signed on 11 July 2019
Coventry South
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 11 July 2019
Glasgow South West
Farrelly, Paul
Labour
Signed on 12 July 2019
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Gaffney, Hugh
Labour
Signed on 15 July 2019
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
Brake, Tom
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 15 July 2019
Carshalton and Wallington

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

Jones, Ruth
Labour
Signed on 15 July 2019
Newport West
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on 15 July 2019
Brighton, Pavilion
Green, Kate
Labour
Signed on 15 July 2019
Stretford and Urmston
Sharma, Mr Virendra
Labour
Signed on 15 July 2019
Ealing, Southall
Zeichner, Daniel
Labour
Signed on 15 July 2019
Cambridge
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on 15 July 2019
Easington
Harman, Ms Harriet
Labour
Signed on 15 July 2019
Camberwell and Peckham
Hopkins, Kelvin
Independent
Signed on 15 July 2019
Luton North
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 15 July 2019
Strangford
Hobhouse, Wera
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 16 July 2019
Bath
Hendrick, Sir Mark
Labour
Signed on 16 July 2019
Preston
Cruddas, Jon
Labour
Signed on 16 July 2019
Dagenham and Rainham
Godsiff, Mr Roger
Labour
Signed on 17 July 2019
Birmingham, Hall Green
George, Ruth
Labour
Signed on 18 July 2019
High Peak
Hill, Mike
Labour
Signed on 18 July 2019
Hartlepool
Glindon, Mary
Labour
Signed on 18 July 2019
North Tyneside
Hendry, Drew
Scottish National Party
Signed on 24 July 2019
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
Brown, Alan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 24 July 2019
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Crausby, Sir David
Labour
Signed on 24 July 2019
Bolton North East
Russell-Moyle, Lloyd
Labour
Signed on 3 September 2019
Brighton, Kemptown

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.