Glasgow council checks suppliers for links to occupied Palestinian territories

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Glasgow council checks suppliers for links to occupied Palestinian territories
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It comes after councillors demanded the move in a motion earlier this year.

Checks have taken place about whether Glasgow City Council is doing business with any firms operating in the occupied Palestinian territories.

A council official said today: "We have found that we do not have a currently procured contract with any of those organisations."READ MORE: Former Glasgow Warriors star Stuart Hogg to be sentenced after admitting domestic abuse of wifeThe decision to examine contracts is a result of a motion passed in March calling for the council to check that supply chains do not conflict with international humanitarian law among other measures.

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