Social Justice Fund News

Updates

October
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17
October

PSAC’s Social Justice Fund fights poverty in Northern Canada

These initiatives all highlight the critical role of the SJF in mitigating the effects of poverty in the territories, with a focus on food security and emergency support, ensuring that vulnerable communities have the resources they need to thrive.

April
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April

11 years after the Rana Plaza factory collapse, Canada’s unions honour victims and continue demands to improve conditions for workers

April 24, 2024, marks 11 years since the collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This terrible and avoidable tragedy killed more than 1,134 workers and injured more than 2,600, unveiling the horrific conditions of work for millions of workers in an unregulated industry, not only in Bangladesh but in dozens of other countries as well.

October
17
17
October

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty: Everyone deserves access to basic needs

Access to basic human rights including water, food, and housing – is increasingly at risk or out of reach for many communities in Canada and countries around the world. As a union, our fight today and every day is to raise the standard of living for all workers, secure decent and safe working conditions, and  help build equitable communities everywhere.

October
5
5
October

Apply to participate in the Education in Action project in Guatemala

PSAC Social Justice Fund (SJF) is organizing a delegation to travel to Guatemala in the spring of 2024 to work with and learn from grass roots organizations empowering communities.

June
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13
June

PSAC donates to Partners in Pride in support of 2SLGBTQIA+ rights in Africa

PSAC’s Social Justice Fund is proud to support the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Partners in Pride program with a donation that will help fund the health and human rights of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities in sub-Saharan Africa. The contribution aligns with the 2023 Pride season, an annual celebration of the progress we’ve made, and a reminder of the work that still lies ahead for 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. 

February
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February

PSAC donates $15,000 to support emergency relief in Turkey and Syria 

PSAC’s Social Justice Fund has donated $15,000 to Oxfam to support emergency relief in Turkey and Syria, following the February 6 earthquake — the worst to hit the region in nearly 100 years. The 7.8 magnitude earthquake killed more than 40,000 people, with the death count still climbing, and left millions more displaced without shelter from the freezing temperatures. 
October
5
5
October

PSAC pledges support to Hurricane Fiona and Pakistan flood relief efforts

As Atlantic Canada continues the long road to recovery in the wake of Hurricane Fiona, PSAC’s Social Justice Fund has pledged $25,000 to the Canadian Red Cross as part of the Hurricane Fiona in Canada Appeal to help communities rebuild. The Red Cross is working closely with local, provincial, and federal governments to get humanitarian assistance delivered to people in need as quickly as possible, and with Indigenous communities in the Atlantic to assess damage and needs moving forward.
April
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27
April

Pressure building for human rights legislation for Canadian companies abroad

Momentum is growing around proposed federal legislation to prevent human rights abuses abroad by Canadian corporations.
December
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December

PSAC pledges aid for B.C. communities hit by catastrophic flooding

November
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November

Stop abuse of labour rights in Bangladesh

Repressive laws, obstacles to unionization, and brutal repression of strikes make Bangladesh one of the 10 worst countries in the world for working people. Extremely low wages keep most workers under the poverty line and, according to the latest information from International Trade Union Confederation, the situation is only getting worse.
October
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15
October

To eradicate poverty, we must end inequality

October 17 is the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.

May
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17
May

Social Justice Fund supports evacuated communities in Northwest Territories

PSAC Social Justice Fund, in collaboration with the Union of Northern Workers (UNW), is allocating $60,000 for emergency relief to support the residents of the flooded communities of Fort Simpson a

May
13
13
May

Public service pensions putting profit before people

PSAC opposes the use of Canada Pension Plan (CPP) funds to take water out of public hands in Brazil. The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is buying 45 per cent of Igua Saneamento, a Brazilian s

April
23
23
April

Remembering the victims of the Rana Plaza disaster: building a safer, fairer and sustainable recovery

April 24th marks the grim anniversary of one of the world’s worst industrial disasters that killed at least 1,132 garment workers and injured more than 2,500 when the Rana Plaza building collapsed

March
16
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March

PSAC demands COVID-19 vaccines be made available for all countries

There has been a