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11 June 2008 by sianberry
Jean Lambert, the Green Party MEP for London has spoken out against a Council of Ministers decision today to formalise the UK opt-out of the 48 hour working week limit in the Working Time Directive. The long-awaited compromise position on the work package also extends the reference period to one year and concludes that time […]
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3 June 2008 by sianberry
Jean Lambert, Green MEP for London, is today hosting a hearing and photo exhibition on caste discrimination in South Asia to push for international action to help those worst affected by the system. The event is taking place in the European Parliament in Brussels and has been organized in collaboration with the International Dalit Solidarity […]
23 May 2008 by sianberry
Jean Lambert, London’s Green Party MEP, will be joining prominent politicians and experts on the conflict in Turkey, this weekend, to discuss how to involve women in resolution and reconstruction. The seminar on the role of Kurdish women will take place on Saturday 24 May 2008, 1.30-5pm in the Garden Court Chambers, 57-60 Lincoln’s Inn […]
22 May 2008 by sianberry
The European Parliament today overwhelmingly adopted a resolution condemning the Burmese authorities in the wake of cyclone Nargis. With UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon visiting Burma and the UN and Asean (of which Burma is a member) due to meet for a donor conference on Sunday, the European Parliament today condemned the Burmese authorities with a […]
20 May 2008 by sianberry
Jean Lambert, London’s Green MEP has welcomed the decision by the Home Office to grant asylum to the gay Iranian teenager Mehdi Kazemi. Mr Kazemi arrived in the UK in 2004 to study. He later found out that his partner Parham had been arrested in Iran and had been forced to identify Mehdi as someone […]
Today the European Parliament rejected moves to stall or limit the extension of European legal protection against discrimination on grounds of age, disability, faith and belief, race and ethnic origin, and sexual orientation. Reacting to the debate on the Elizabeth Lynne MEP’s report, which was adopted with 362 votes in favour and 262 against, London’s […]
16 May 2008 by sianberry
London Citizens, the capital’s largest alliance of local civil society groups, will hold their first environmental event this weekend, designed to kick-start green action throughout London’s diverse minority and migrant communities. “London’s Green Future” is expected to attract over 200 people from faith congregations, ethnic associations, schools, student groups and trade union branches. Jean Lambert, […]
Green Euro MP Jean Lambert will tomorrow call for progress on LGBT rights as she pledges her support for the International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO). She has called on the European Commission to implement comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation after it indicated earlier this month that it may scale-back its proposals to only cover disability. Over 75 […]
9 May 2008 by sianberry
On Monday 12 May, Jean Lambert, the Green MEP for London, will help launch the world’s largest fleet of battery-powered delivery vehicles. The electric vehicles will be rolled out in London and major towns in the UK, where they will help to reduce local air pollution, as part of TNT’s mail and express delivery service. […]
7 May 2008 by sianberry
Responding to the report ‘Hard Work, Hidden Lives’, released today by the TUC’s Commission on Vulnerable Employment, Jean Lambert, Green MEP for London, said: "The finding that more than two million people in Britain are forced to endure ‘intolerably poor working lives’, while being subjected to daily exploitation and abuse from employers, is appalling. Employment […]