Observe Centenary of International Women’s Day on 8th
March, 2010
It was in 1910 that
the decision to observe a day all over the World focusing on the demands of
women was taken by the second international conference of socialist women held
in Copenhagen. The origin of the International Women’s Day lies in the struggles of
women workers against their exploitative working conditions and to assert their
rights.
The Central
Secretariat of BSNLEU met on 4th March, 2010 decided to observe
the centenary year of International Women’s Day in a befitting manner together
with fraternal organization. Massive campaign highlighting issues of working
women of BSNL taken up and settled so far by the union and larger national
issues viz. working women equal wage, 8 hrs work day, maternity benefits,
control of prices and 33% reservation for women in legislatures etc. may be focused.
BSNLEU