...Why do we celebrate 8th March?
A century ago, on 8th March 1908, l29 women, working for the textile industry, died burnt.
They shut themselves in order to demand better working conditions and a shorter working day ( 10 hours a day).
Their demands were:
- A similar salary to that of men.
- A safer and healthier job.
The boss ordered to set fire to the factory in order to force women to get out.
Women preferred to die.
Two years later, in 1910, in memory of the dead working women, the II Women International Conference, held in Copenhague, declared 8th March as
"The International Day of Working Women".
"The International Day of Working Women".
