Activists to Protest Outside Toronto Stock Exchange for Victims of Rana Plaza Tragedy

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - April 24, 2015) -

ATTN: TORONTO MEDIA AND ASSIGNMENT EDITORS FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 24

A peaceful demonstration is scheduled to begin at 12:30 p.m. today, April 24, in the heart of Toronto's financial district to mark the second anniversary of the Rana Plaza garment factory collapse in Bangladesh, in which more than 1,100 workers died and thousands more suffered debilitating injuries in the deadliest garment factory accident in history.

Canada's leading voice for retail workers, UFCW Canada, will be joining activists and social justice allies to call on stock holders to pressure certain global brands to provide adequate contributions to the Rana Plaza Donors Trust Fund, which was established to provide long-term compensation to victims of the Rana Plaza tragedy.

Activists are also urging these companies to sign the Bangladesh Accord, which would oblige them to use independent, third party inspectors of their Bangladesh suppliers to ensure that tragedies like Rana Plaza never happen again.

WHAT:

Rally to call on corporations to provide adequate contributions to the Rana Plaza Donors Trust Fund

WHO:

UFCW Canada activists and social justice allies

WHEN and WHERE:

April 24 - SW Corner of Bay St. and King St. W., Toronto, at 12:30 p.m.

UFCW Canada is Canada's leading and most progressive union, representing more than a quarter of a million workers in Canada's fastest growing industries. We are the country's most innovative organization dedicated to building fairness in workplaces and communities. To find out more about UFCW Canada and its groundbreaking work, please visit www.ufcw.ca.