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On January 12, 2010, the country of Haiti was struck by a devastating earthquake resulting in a significant number of fatalities, dislocation to survivors and damage to the physical infrastructure of the country. Gildan wishes to express its deepest sympathy to the people of Haiti and pledges its support and commitment to playing an active role in the relief and reconstruction efforts in the country. |
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The devastation in Haiti included the total collapse of a building operated by one of Gildan’s sewing contractors, Palm Apparel, resulting in significant loss of life. Gildan is collaborating with the owner of Palm to provide special assistance to Palm employees and the family of the workers who lost their lives. On Friday, February 12, 2010, Gildan’s executives also participated in a memorial service held at the Palm site in support of the employees and their families. |
| GILDAN’S RELIEF AND RECONTRUCTION EFFORTS AT A GLANCE |
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Donated of more than $570,000 to the Gildan Haiti Relief and Reconstruction Fund which financed the provision of supplies to Gildan employees, their families and our contractors’ employees in Haiti, as well as the buildings inspections by third-party organizations in order to allow contractors to restart production. Through a staging operation set up by the Company in the Dominican Republic, Gildan delivered: |
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26,000 boxes of food over a four-week period. All workers have received at least one box per week, each of which could feed a family of four for up to five days. |
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medicine, baby food and diapers, as well as 1,300 high quality tents. |
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Made a corporate donation of $50,000 to the Red Cross Haiti Earthquake. |
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Conducted a company-wide fundraising campaign that raised $58,000. |
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In collaboration with the owner of Palm Apparel, Gildan will provide financial support for the family of the Palm facility workers who lost their lives due to the collapse of the building and the permanently disabled workers. |
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| Click here if you wish to obtain further information on Gildan’s response to the earthquake. |
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Click here to read the press release entitled Gildan Provides Update on Haiti Earthquake Impact and Company’s Relief Activities. |
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| Last updated: March 22, 2010 |
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