Deadline: 1-Mar-24
Applications are now open for the Social Justice Fund to support projects in Canada and around the globe that build leadership and skills among others, particularly those facing marginalization and challenges due to poverty, racism, sexism and a lack of opportunity.
The Unifor Social Justice Fund is a registered charity that is governed by their Social Justice Fund Board of Directors (which includes officers of the union as well as prominent Canadians). Funds are negotiated during collective bargaining from employers, either on a cents-per-hour-per-worker basis, or as a lump sum. In this way, workers signify that social justice is a key priority and that by working collectively they can make a difference not only here in Canada but around the world.
The Unifor Social Justice Fund promotes and supports the role of trade unions and workers groups in their efforts to strengthen democracy, promote equitable development, and contribute to poverty reduction, social justice and education reform.
The Unifor Social Justice Fund will continue to fight to improve labour and human rights and in so doing, create the conditions that enable workers to improve their own lives wherever they live and work. Unifor is proud to be one link in a long chain of human rights organizations and labour unions that circles the globe.
The Unifor Social Justice Fund’s primary purpose is to institutionalize their ability as a union to respond to a variety of international issues through humanitarian, development and social justice assistance.
Criteria
- The proposal should include:
- background on your organization and the organization that you are working with,
- the overall objectives of your project,
- the time frame for your work,
- what you hope to accomplish with this project,
- overall budget and the amount you are requesting from them.
- names of other groups/organizations that are funding the project (If there are any).
- Contact person with contact information such as phone number and/or fax number, email address.
For more information, visit Unifor.