The Steelworkers Humanity Fund

Justice for global garment workers

The women who make our clothes are paid poverty wages in the supply chains of Canadian retailers and fashion brands. The Steelworkers Humanity Fund has released a major report showing that garment workers can barely afford the basic life necessities for their families. Poverty wages are the result of decisions made by Canadian companies and global brands.

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Donate to the Steelworkers Humanity Fund

The Steelworkers Humanity Fund is a registered Canadian Charity funded by USW member contributions. For more than 25 years, The Humanity Fund has supported international development projects, provided emergency humanitarian aid for disasters around the world, supported food banks across Canada and offered an education program for Steelworker members. We accept donations online through the Canada Helps Foundation, or by cheques made out to: Steelworkers Humanity Fund. Suite 800, 234 Eglinton Ave. East, Toronto, ON, M4P 1K7.

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SHF contact

Guillaume Charbonneau
humanityfund@usw.ca
Tel.: 416-544-5944

News

Steelworkers Humanity Fund Annual Report 2022

September 13, 2023 | Publications

In 2022, the Steelworkers Humanity Fund had a thriving year, marked by a return to in-person engagement with our partners through delegations to India, Liberia and Mexico. We also strengthened our commitment to corporate accountability and displayed agility in responding to global and local emergencies, demonstrating our dedication to making a positive impact on humanitarian […]

Feeling the heat of global warming: responding to a growing emergency

Steelworkers Humanity Fund Update – July 2023

August 23, 2023 | Publications

2023 has been a difficult year for many countries as we wrestle with the devasting impacts of global warming and increasing global temperatures. Heat and extreme weather patterns have distressing consequences for humans, nature, communities, and workers exposed to dangerous conditions. July 2023 has reported some of the hottest days recorded across many places in […]

Image: Seen from above, a group of 10 people, all wearing orange hardhats (except one woman in a white hardhat), black coveralls and orange safety vests and yellow gloves are looking towards the camera while touring an industrial workplace

Visit to Canada strengthens ties among Mexican activists

July 19, 2023 | News Articles

Labour activists from Mexican unions and workers’ rights organizations were in Toronto to speak at the USW National Policy Conference in April.

Statement from Canadian and Quebec labour unions in solidarity with the family and colleagues of Shahidul Islam

June 30, 2023 | News Articles

June 30, 2023 The Canadian and Quebec Labour movement, joining workers around the globe, condemn the brutal murder of Shahidul Islam, a 45-year-old father of two and President of the Gazipur unit of the Bangladesh Garment and Industrial Workers Federation (BGIWF). The attack took place on June 25, 2023, in the context of his work […]