IMPACT aid for hurricane victims

The IMPACT trade union is donating £15,000 to the victims of Hurricane Mitch in Central America

The IMPACT trade union is donating £15,000 to the victims of Hurricane Mitch in Central America. The union's central executive committee decided yesterday to divert the money from its usual use for long-term development projects in the Third World.

Since 1981 IMPACT members have donated over £1 million to development projects.

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