Statement by UFCW Canada President Wayne Hanley on World Day of Social Justice – February 20

The World Day of Social Justice – first observed in 2009 and every year since on February 20 – traces its roots back to the United Nations World Summit for Social Development held in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1995. At the summit, Canada and 117 other nations made a social justice pledge to reduce poverty; to create jobs and full employment; and to respect equity, justice, human rights, and a safe and healthy community as fundamental to public policy.

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