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International Women’s Day

March 8 of every year marks the day women movements of
all continents regardless of nationality, language, culture, economy
or political view gather to commemorate the long history of women

struggle and to continue sustaining their cooperation to achieve
equality, justice, peace and development.
The history of “International Women’s Day” began with the

struggle of women workers in the garment factory in New York city,
United States, who rose up to demand wage rise and their rights from
the employer. The incident in turn turned into a tragedy where 119
women were killed by arson attack on the factory while they were
protesting. All incidents took place on March 8, 1857.

Later in 1907, women workers of the garment factory in
Chicago, United States, could no longer endure exploitation,
oppression and suppression by their employer. They were forced to

work in a slave like condition for 16-17 hours a day without leave
and health insurance. As a consequence, many became sick and
prematurely died. They were either compensated with a peanut
amount of money or sacked if they were pregnant.
Such inhumane condition served as a ground for women

workers to go on strike on March 8, 1907. They demanded the
employers to decrease working hours to 8 hours a day and improve
the welfare. However, although the uprising was not a success as

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