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At the beginning of October Hurricane Matthew swept through the Caribbean island of Haiti killing hundreds and leaving 1.4m people needing food assistance.
The category four hurricane resulted in extensive flooding and mudslides, damage to roads and infrastructure, and electricity and water shortages.
As a result Gildan announced on October 27 that it would donate $50,000 to assist with the relief efforts.
The funds will be distributed equally between UNICEF and Americares, as each focuses its efforts on different areas of intervention.
Freddy Barrantes, Gildan country manager, Caribbean Bassin, said: “Fortunately, none of our Gildan employees or the employees at our contractors’ facilities in the Port-au Prince area were directly impacted by the storm.
“Nevertheless, having had a presence in Haiti for more than 15 years, we wanted to assist in meeting the needs of the affected communities.”
Gildan has also donated food and water kits to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and continues to monitor the situation in the affected areas.
