Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 11 Feb 2019 Equal Pay
"My Lords, would the Government consider home-based working as working so that people working at home are recognised and valorised as workers? That would allow a lot of home- based textile workers who are employed by their kin to be entitled to the privileges to which other workers are entitled...." Baroness Afshar - View Speech
"My Lords, I beg the Minister’s pardon for interrupting her earlier in my misplaced enthusiasm. The change of production from “just in case” to “just in time” means that there is no continuous process. It has been fragmented into home-based production where people are employed “as and when”. This means …..." Baroness Afshar - View Speech
"My Lords, how aware are these officials of the very differing interpretations of and varieties within religions, as defining someone as Muslim does not particularly help in understanding what kind of Muslim they are and what kind of understanding they have? The variety within Islam is so large that it …..." Baroness Afshar - View Speech
"My Lords, how many of the “shoulds” and the “woulds” are actually in place? The Minister has kindly explained that there are many provisions: which ones are actually being pursued so that those kids do not immediately disappear?..." Baroness Afshar - View Speech
"I was just asking how many of the “shoulds” and the “woulds” are actually in place, rather than statements of intention...." Baroness Afshar - View Speech
"My Lords, given that these young women are not very confident, is it not unreasonable to expect them to read gagging orders, find out what the problem is and then deal with it? Would it not be better to put the responsibility on the employers, who should not be employing …..." Baroness Afshar - View Speech
"My Lords, what are the Government doing to accommodate Muslim women, who have particular, very different needs from women in general, to participate?..." Baroness Afshar - View Speech
"To return to the initial question, are the Government aware that in many third-world countries, the divide between rural and urban is a false divide? The effectiveness of laws depends on urban women who fight for the rights of all women. Therefore to make a decision that something is not …..." Baroness Afshar - View Speech
"My Lords, are the House and the Government aware that, unfortunately, men in many Muslim countries work as barriers between Muslim women and their Koranic rights? It is therefore essential that the right help is given to the women to exercise their God-given rights—but it has to be direct, because …..." Baroness Afshar - View Speech