Joint Letter to Prime Minister Trudeau to Reverse Decision to Suspend UNRWA Funding – Feb 9, 2024

February 9 2024

On behalf of six Canadian labour unions representing over 2 million workers, we are writing to raise concern about the recent announcement by the Government of Canada to suspend funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), the primary aid agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza and throughout the region.