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Rana Plaza in Dhaka, Bangladesh

EDM (Early Day Motion) 1079: tabled on 19 April 2023

Tabled in the 2022-23 session.

This motion has been signed by 36 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

Motion text

That this House marks that on 24 April it is 10 years since the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which killed at least 1,132 workers and injured more than 2,500, a large proportion of whom were women in what was one of the worst industrial accidents on record; is concerned at the ongoing poor labour conditions, low wages and unsafe work environments, with a high incidence of work-related accidents and deaths, faced by workers in the garment sector worldwide; is alarmed at the ongoing suppression of trade union and collective bargaining rights in the garment industry and that since the covid-19 pandemic there is evidence of worsening health and safety standards, increased gender discrimination and reports of concerning levels of workplace gender-based violence and harassment; recognises that without the ability to organise, workers are inhibited from fully securing improved working conditions and/or challenging abuse; and believes that all workers deserve a workplace that provides them with a living wage, decent working conditions and trade union rights including the right to refuse unsafe work, to take strike action and collectively bargain.

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.

Winter, Beth
Labour
Signed on 19 April 2023
Cynon Valley
Corbyn, Jeremy
Independent
Signed on 19 April 2023
Islington North
Ribeiro-Addy, Bell
Labour
Signed on 19 April 2023
Streatham
Lewis, Clive
Labour
Signed on 19 April 2023
Norwich South
Webbe, Claudia
Independent
Signed on 20 April 2023
Leicester East
Trickett, Jon
Labour
Signed on 20 April 2023
Hemsworth
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 20 April 2023
Glasgow South West
Sultana, Zarah
Labour
Signed on 20 April 2023
Coventry South
Burgon, Richard
Labour
Signed on 20 April 2023
Leeds East
Williams, Hywel
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 20 April 2023
Arfon
Carden, Dan
Labour
Signed on 21 April 2023
Liverpool, Walton
Johnson, Kim
Labour
Signed on 21 April 2023
Liverpool, Riverside
Monaghan, Carol
Scottish National Party
Signed on 21 April 2023
Glasgow North West
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on 24 April 2023
Brighton, Pavilion
Stringer, Graham
Labour
Signed on 24 April 2023
Blackley and Broughton
Lavery, Ian
Labour
Signed on 24 April 2023
Wansbeck
Foy, Mary Kelly
Labour
Signed on 24 April 2023
City of Durham
Law, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 24 April 2023
Dundee West
Lake, Ben
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 24 April 2023
Ceredigion
Grady, Patrick
Scottish National Party
Signed on 24 April 2023
Glasgow North
Smith, Alyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on 25 April 2023
Stirling
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 25 April 2023
Strangford
Yasin, Mohammad
Labour
Signed on 25 April 2023
Bedford
Blake, Olivia
Labour
Signed on 25 April 2023
Sheffield, Hallam
Tarry, Sam
Labour
Signed on 25 April 2023
Ilford South
Byrne, Ian
Labour
Signed on 26 April 2023
Liverpool, West Derby
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 26 April 2023
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Thewliss, Alison
Scottish National Party
Signed on 27 April 2023
Glasgow Central
Wilson, Sammy
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 10 May 2023
East Antrim
Maskell, Rachael
Labour
Signed on 22 May 2023
York Central

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.