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Scotland Faces CAF Train Contract Boycott Over Rights Claims
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- Scotland's government is procuring a new suburban train fleet from five bidders.
- The UN Human Rights Office lists CAF as involved in illegal Israeli settlements.
- Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) organiser Kevin Lindsay says members will refuse CAF trains.
- Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) deputy secretary general Dave Moxham calls awarding CAF contract unconscionable.
- ScotRail Director Colette Ricketts says the procurement will meet all legal requirements.