international womens' day 2006
international women's day 2006: Chinese women workers in revolt
On China’s highly automated assembly lines, the capitalists prefer to use female labour and even child labour.
Huang Xin, Wednesday 8 March 2006
international womens' day 2006: Socialists fight women’s oppression worldwide
To mark International Women’s Day (8 March) this year, the cwi is publishing a collection of nine articles contributed by members of our sections across the globe.
Clare Doyle, CWI
Pakistan: Women facing slavery, discrimination and exploitation
International Women’s Day will be celebrated on 8th March in Pakistan and other countries with large Muslim populations in a situation where Islamic religious parties and groups are still agitating against the blasphemous cartoons printed in a Danish newspaper.
Rukhsana Manzoor, Socialist Movement Pakistan
South Africa: Gendercide in the so-called ‘Age of Hope’
The 2006 budget drawn up by Trevor Manual, the finance minister, has been lauded by the media and by the capitalists’ ‘advisers’ throughout the country.
Sheri Hamilton, Democratic Socialist Movement
Venezuela: Women workers occupy Selfex factory
A group of around forty women have been leading a struggle for jobs and pay at the Selfex factory in the south east of Caracas for several weeks.
Elisabeth O’Hara, Socialist Party (England and Wales)
Germany: Women organise against "Lidl" stores
For over a year the German service trade union Ver.di has been attempting through a campaign to set up workers' councils (Betriebsraete) in the retail chain, Lidl in order to improve conditions of employment.
David Matrai, Berlin
Sweden: Campaigns and counter-campaigns on women’s issues
The campaign activities up to the 8 March reached top speed.
Elin Gauffin, Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna
England and Wales: Real rights for women to choose
We are constantly told by the mainstream media that girls are outperforming boys at school and that young women now have more opportunities and choice than women of previous generations.
Zena Awad, Socialist Party, England and Wales
Belgium: Radicalisation of workers affects young women
The political situation in Belgium has changed a lot in the past year.
Marijke Descamps, LSP/MAS (CWI) Belgium
Australia: Socialists campaigning for women’s rights
In Australia, over the last year the Socialist Party (CWI Australia) has concentrated its political activity for working women in Victoria on fighting against the Industrial Relations legislation which will impact on the living standards of every Australian woman.
Anthony Maine, Socialist Party
USA: Women of today and yesterday
Have you ever thought what your mother's life was like, or your grandmother's?
Margaret Collins, Socialist Alternative
the hard facts: A world of violence against women
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