UCU: Composite: Gaza Family Scheme

Motion

Motion text: Congress notes
1. Israel continues to bombard Gaza, where the death toll has surpassed 34,000.
2. Existing routes out of Gaza and into the UK are insufficient. Gazans are faced with expensive border charges and the UK Home Office’s biometric requirements.
3. The UK Government has previously introduced pathways for those fleeing persecution in Ukraine and Hong Kong.
4. 100,000+ people have signed a petition calling for a Gaza Family Scheme which will be debated on 13 May.
Congress believes
a. The UK government should establish a Gaza Family Scheme with the right of return protected in line with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Congress resolves to call on UCU to:
i. To sign the Trade Unions Open Letter to Home Secretary on the Palestinian Family Scheme, here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScT7HBdqLyOBDysWO7uAQTrglZQCHrk3aXTzO1HuRIEu5qUBA/viewform
ii. To call on the UK government to establish a Palestinian Family Scheme with the right of return protected in line with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
iii. Use its lobbying power in Parliament to vouch for the scheme and to send a representative to Parliamentary debates pertaining to the scheme.