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Steelworkers Humanity Fund digital update – September 2023

October 12, 2023

In this update, we spotlight the key features from our 2022 Members’ Report:

In this report, you’ll read:

  • What bring us together: An introduction by our Executive Director, Guillaume Charbonneau, shedding light on activities of the Steelworkers Humanity Fund throughout 2022. He emphasizes our global partnerships, in-person engagement, and collective advocacy.
  • Women Workers Leading and Connecting Globally: Celebrating the presence of international female union leaders at the National Women’s Conference in October 2022, held in Quebec City.
  • Advancing corporate accountability, one step at a time: The SHF efforts, in collaboration with allies, to ensure corporate accountability, with a focus on advocating workers’ rights in the Bangladeshi garment sector.
  • Mexico labour solidarity project supports organizing & challenges corporate race to the bottom: Updates on Mexican labor activists’ victories.
  • Fighting poverty: different approaches for different realities: Initiatives to combat poverty in Canada and internationally.
  • Emergency Relief 2022: Rapid response efforts of the SHF during global emergencies, in addition to a highlight on annual contributions to food banks across Canada in 2022.
  • Tribute to Doug Olthuis and Welcoming Guillaume Charbonneau: A tribute to the SHF previous Executive Director Doug Olthuis who retired last year after 18 years of service.

This report also includes an overview of the Steelworkers Humanity Fund’s financial report in 2022, as well as a graphic map presenting our partners and the nature of our projects across the globe.

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