[vol.1] Voice from the women workers_ 85th Anniversary on March 8 Int'l Women's Day
WORKING WOMAN 2008. 1. 30. 15:19Korea Women Workers Association United
Representative Lee Yong Soon
Advocating reform and harmony, our new government has started. The new president has promised to commit himself to enhance the social position of women and has advertised the plan of execution as a public promise on a large scale. However, it is we that have to keep an eye on the execution of the promise and to lead the matter in the right direction. Through firm solidarity, we, women workers should keep on trying to achieve a guarantee for women's life time employment and social equality.
We hereupon celebrate the 85th anniversary or3. 8 Int'1 Women's Day in remembrance of the day when on March 8, 1908 American women workers stood up crying for 'Politica1 equality', 'Wage raise' and 'Forming labor unions' We, women workers pledge ourselves to carry on the spirit of that day and struggle to get the following demands fulfil1ed:
- Guarantee freedom for labor union activities
- Objection to mass dismissals, temporary employment and dispatched labor causing insecurity of employment and deterioration of working conditions.
- Extension of pre & post partum leave to 90 days and guarantee for paid menstruation 1eave.
- Extension of Day Care Center at work sites and expansion of support for Private Day Care Centers.
- Enlargement of job opportunities and job training opportunities
- Abolishment of sexually discriminative education and implementation of sexually equal education.
- Taking proper measures for dealing with sexual violations, Inquiring into the truth of Jungsindae(Women entertainers for Japanese soldiers) and carrying out reparation for Jungsindae.
- Curtailment of defense expense and expansion or women's welfare funds
We will make our best efforts to mobilize organized power combined with demands for these to be put into practice. As one of the efforts, we will organize women to increase their rate of participation within the structure of labor union movement. This in turn will create an atmosphere where women's problems are treated with greater importance within the labor union movement and stimulate the tasks that we must carry out.
Women workers!
Let's carry on the spirit of3. 8 Int'l Women's Day and make a strong struggle with a cry for the day when we can be completely assured or women workers' 1ifetime employment and social equality.
| A rally in recognition of the 85th anniversary of Mar. 8th In't Women's Day has been held under the joint auspices of each regions' Women Workers' Association, other women associations and labor associations on the issues such as extension of motherhood protection, unemployment insurance and establishment of day care centers at work places. |
- Program in Seoul area.
- Date :March 6, 1992 (Sat. ) P.M. 3:OO
- Place : Mary Hall in SeoGang University
- Contents of the program :
First part : Memorial Ceremony
Second part : Hanmadang of women workers ; Women workers standing up as masters of work places.
Invitation Performance : Kim Che1-Ho & Song Factory, Yun Sun-Ae History of Korean Women Workers' movement through photos.
Drama 'Wishes to Work' : Joong Won EIectronrcs. - Program in Incheon Area.
'93 Women Hanmadang in honor of Mar. 8th Int'l Women's Day.
- Date : March 7, 1993 P.M. 2:O0
- Place : Education Hall of Bupyung Dong Chapel
- Contest of Program ; Women Song Performance
Workplaces' song : 'Hospita1, Needlework'
Slide performance : "Hope for our children"
Claim : 'Women workers demands to New Government'
Drama : "World without sexual violation"
Cheerful Daedong Play (play for unity)
- Program in Kwangjoo area.
Women rally for 85th anniversary of Mar. 8th Int'l Women's' Day.
- Date : March 8 1993 (Mon.) P.M. 6:3O
- Place YWCA Main Hall
- Contest of Program ;
First part : Memorial Ceremony
Second part : Cultural Program.
Employment security, Card section of day care centers' children
- Program in Masan Changwon area
Rally in honor of 85th anniversary of Mar. 8th Int'l Women's' day The 5th Women workers' Han Madang.
- Sub-theme :`Wishes to live in a world without insecurity or employment
- Date : March 8, 1993 (Mon.) P.M. 7:OO
- Place : Catholic Women Hall
- Contest of Program ;
First part : Memorial ceremony
Second part : Cultural ProgramMusical Drama -Theme of sexual violation (Kyung Nam women's' association)
Leading Dance -Girls student association of Changwon Univ.
Drama -Family struggle against insecurity or employment. (Sammi Special Iron)
- Program in Busan Area.
The 4th Women Han Madang in honor of 85th anniversary of Mar. 8th Int'l Women's Day
- Date : March 7, 1993 (Sun.) P.M. 2:OO
- Place :Hyowon Hall in Busan Univ.
- Contest of Program ;
First part : Memorial Ceremony
Second part :
Musical Drama -Stable work place, World full or hope to live
"What about our dance talent?" -Guitar Performance, Songs Performance
Drama -Theme of 'Sexual Violence, Comfort women for Japanese soldiers "A word from me"
In honor of the 85th anniversary of Mar. 8th Int'l Women's Day. National women workers rally cry for acceleration of women's employment and social equality.