106th International Women’s Day

Kkathmandu, 8 March, 2016 . On the occasion of the 106^th International Women’s Day, the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare had organized a rally.

Raksha Nepal staff along with the Women Workers Protection Union Members joined the rally.  The rally started at 8.00 a.m. from Bhrikuti Mandap, Exhibition Road, in Kathmandu.

Many women-led organizations from different parts of Kathmandu had joined on this occasion.  The rally continued towards Putali Sadak, Kamaladi and gathered in the Shanti Garden of Ratna Park.

More than 1500 women out of which 450 were from Raksha Nepal and Women Union, had joined the rally. The gathering was addressed by different representatives from the Ministry, Women Commission and other Ministries.

The women were carrying different placards and banners, such as

“Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality”

“Let Us Implement The Constitution In Practice: Ensure Woman’s Rights“

Long Live Women Workers Protection Union

Ensure Women Workers Rights

Ensure Women Workers minimum wages

Ensure Women Workers minimum working hours

Stop Violence against women

The program concluded after 2 hours and the gathering disbursed.

In 1909, for the first time, in New York, USA, one woman worker in the cloth factory started a movement against exploitation, inequality and overwork. After two years in 1911 an international socialist group organized a conference in support of the movement in Denmark, Copenhagen. Women from 17 countries participated this conference.

In 1911, for the first time, Austria, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland etc. countries celebrated the Women’s Day. Similarly, this campaign of celebrating the Women’s Day in different parts of the country was started.