That the Parliament commemorates the 80th anniversary of the Kirkintilloch Disaster; notes that, on 15 September 1937, 10 young men and boys from Achill Island on the west coast of Ireland died in a bothy fire on a Kirkintilloch potato farm; understands that their accommodation was described as "not fit for cattle"; believes that there are still problems unique to migrant workers in Scotland, and hopes that lessons can still be learned from the disaster when it comes to treatment and respect for all workers and EU nationals, particularly after Brexit.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Tom Arthur, Bob Doris, Kenneth Gibson, Jenny Gilruth, Christine Grahame, Emma Harper, Clare Haughey, Bill Kidd, Richard Lyle, Fulton MacGregor, Ben Macpherson, Ruth Maguire, Joan McAlpine, Ivan McKee, Alex Rowley, Stewart Stevenson, Maree Todd, David Torrance, Sandra White