Motion text
That this House notes that the purchasing practices of UK retailers has a direct impact on the workers who make clothes for fashion brands, who then re-sell those clothes onto consumers; laments the unfair purchasing practices of UK fashion brands, which causes job losses, poverty wages, excessive overtime and unsafe conditions for the people who make our clothes; believes that the time has come for a fashion watchdog, or garment trade adjudicator, so that all brands ensure that the way they do business treats their suppliers fairly; recognises that fashion retailers, owned by individual tycoons who tend to extract maximum profits and extravagant corporate salaries from the exploited labour of supply chain workers, are typically less responsible compared to giant grocery companies and food retailers; believes that, similar to the Groceries Code Adjudicator, the introduction of a garment trade adjudicator would likely ensure that payment terms to suppliers are fair; further believes that a garment trade adjudicator would have a positive impact on recourses for late order cancellations, delays in payments and unfair or illegal deductions, all of which have a knock-on effect on employment at supplier factories and the ability of suppliers to pay legal wages and provide secure employment; and calls on the Government to introduce a garment trade adjudicator to act as a fashion watchdog and tackle the scourge of garment industry exploitation in Leicester, across the UK and around the world.
Signatures (21)
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.
Webbe, Claudia
Independent
Signed on
12 July 2022
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on
13 July 2022
Ferrier, Margaret
Independent
Signed on
13 July 2022
Edwards, Jonathan
Independent
Signed on
13 July 2022
Whitford, Dr Philippa
Scottish National Party
Signed on
13 July 2022
Corbyn, Jeremy
Independent
Signed on
13 July 2022
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Lavery, Ian
Labour
Signed on
13 July 2022
McDonald, Andy
Labour
Signed on
13 July 2022
Abbott, Ms Diane
Labour
Signed on
13 July 2022
Whitley, Mick
Labour
Signed on
13 July 2022
Burgon, Richard
Labour
Signed on
13 July 2022
Trickett, Jon
Labour
Signed on
14 July 2022
McLaughlin, Anne
Scottish National Party
Signed on
14 July 2022
McNally, John
Scottish National Party
Signed on
18 July 2022
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on
19 July 2022
MacAskill, Kenny
Alba Party
Signed on
20 July 2022
Blake, Olivia
Labour
Signed on
20 July 2022
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
21 July 2022
Johnson, Kim
Labour
Signed on
5 September 2022
Maskell, Rachael
Labour
Signed on
5 September 2022
Carden, Dan
Labour
Signed on
7 December 2022
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.