Rio Tinto Corporation

EDM number 1194 in 1997-98, proposed by Michael Clapham on 01/04/1998.

That this House condemns the activities of the Rio Tinto Corporation, which has been identified by the International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers Unions as probably the most uncaring and ruthless company in the world judged by its appalling record of human and trade union rights violation, community destruction, environmental damage and disregard for the lives of indigenous people in many of the 40 countries where it operates; and calls on the shareholders at the annual general meeting in London on 13th May to demand a halt to its current practices and the introduction of an ethical company policy based on trade union recognition, compassion for its workers and their families and concern for the environment in which they live.

This motion has been signed by a total of 58 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Michael Clapham	01/04/1998	Barnsley West & Penistone	Labour	Proposed
Ian Davidson	01/04/1998	Glasgow, Pollok	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Hilton Dawson	01/04/1998	Lancaster & Wyre	Labour	Signed
Clive Efford	01/04/1998	Eltham	Labour	Signed
Paul Flynn	01/04/1998	Newport West	Labour	Signed
Neil Gerrard	01/04/1998	Walthamstow	Labour	Signed
Ian Gibson	01/04/1998	Norwich North	Labour	Signed
Norman Godman	01/04/1998	Greenock & Inverclyde	Labour	Signed
John Austin	01/04/1998	Erith & Thamesmead	Labour	Signed
Tony Benn	01/04/1998	Chesterfield	Labour	Signed
Joan Walley	01/04/1998	Stoke-on-Trent North	Labour	Signed
Rosie Winterton	01/04/1998	Doncaster Central	Labour	Signed
Audrey Wise	01/04/1998	Preston	Labour	Signed
Jim Cunningham	01/04/1998	Coventry South	Labour	Signed
John Cryer	01/04/1998	Hornchurch	Labour	Signed
Harry Cohen	01/04/1998	Leyton & Wanstead	Labour	Signed
Colin Pickthall	01/04/1998	West Lancashire	Labour	Signed
Ken Purchase	01/04/1998	Wolverhampton North East	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Ernie Ross	01/04/1998	Dundee West	Labour	Signed
Brian Sedgemore	01/04/1998	Hackney South & Shoreditch	Labour	Signed
Joan Humble	01/04/1998	Blackpool North & Fleetwood	Labour	Signed
Brian Iddon	01/04/1998	Bolton South East	Labour	Signed
Alan Keen	01/04/1998	Feltham & Heston	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Jim Marshall	01/04/1998	Leicester South	Labour	Signed
Bill Michie	01/04/1998	Sheffield, Heeley	Labour	Signed
Ronnie Campbell	01/04/1998	Blyth Valley	Labour	Signed
Eric Clarke	01/04/1998	Midlothian	Labour	Signed
Ann Clwyd	01/04/1998	Cynon Valley	Labour	Signed
David Taylor	02/04/1998	North West Leicestershire	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Harry Barnes	02/04/1998	North East Derbyshire	Labour	Signed
Nigel Jones	02/04/1998	Cheltenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lynne Jones	02/04/1998	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	02/04/1998	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Dennis Skinner	02/04/1998	Bolsover	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	06/04/1998	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Gerry Steinberg	07/04/1998	Durham, City of	Labour	Signed
Harold Best	07/04/1998	Leeds North West	Labour	Signed
Andrew Dismore	07/04/1998	Hendon	Labour	Signed
John Cummings	07/04/1998	Easington	Labour	Signed
Kevin McNamara	07/04/1998	Kingston upon Hull North	Labour	Signed
Eric Illsley	07/04/1998	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
Maria Fyfe	08/04/1998	Glasgow, Maryhill	Labour	Signed
Jim Fitzpatrick	08/04/1998	Poplar & Canning Town	Labour	Signed
Colin Burgon	08/04/1998	Elmet	Labour	Signed
Austin Mitchell	08/04/1998	Great Grimsby	Labour	Signed
Robert Wareing	20/04/1998	Liverpool, West Derby	Labour	Signed
Nick Palmer	21/04/1998	Broxtowe	Labour	Signed
Norman Baker	21/04/1998	Lewes	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Rudi Vis	24/04/1998	Finchley & Golders Green	Labour	Signed
David Chaytor	24/04/1998	Bury North	Labour	Signed
Martin Caton	24/04/1998	Gower	Labour	Signed
Paul Stinchcombe	28/04/1998	Wellingborough	Labour	Signed
Bill Etherington	30/04/1998	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Matthew Taylor	13/05/1998	Truro & St Austell	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Ken Livingstone	16/07/1998	Brent East	Labour	Signed
John McDonnell	04/11/1998	Hayes & Harlington	Labour	Signed
Alan Simpson	11/11/1998	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Andrew George	Unknown			Withdrawn

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