Amidst repression, injustice, and crisis: working women, rise up!
Warm greetings to all working women whose contributions brought significant changes in the society, and now in one with the masses in its struggle for better political, social and economic change.
As every year the role of women in all spheres of life of society increases, this message may first sound ideal especially in a time old issues like exploitation, oppression, inequality, darkness and ignorance still continues to prevail even in this ever modern times- especially amid the rapidly worsening economic crisis marked by a sharp fall in standards of living of millions. That sweatshop labour, white slavery, low wages and less benefits, to that of harassments and various forms of injustices remains a problem towards women in particular and in working people in general.
But, this doesn’t hamper the growing struggle as various forms of actions, be it in the halls of congress to that of the streets demand fairness and justice at home, school, markets, and in the workplace: They must vehemently demand immediate rollbacks in the costs of fuel, food, and other necessities, as well as jobs, livelihoods, higher wages and better workplaces, land, the abolition of land rent, higher farmgate prices, lower taxes, a halt to complete import liberalisation, and other necessary actions.
Furthermore this day also commemorates women heroes who, with their contributions and sacrifices in the field outweigh their hardships and pain all in promoting and fighting for a just society where women contribute in all spheres. That with all their lives defending theirs and the people’s welfare and interests and resisting policies that worsen their oppression their heroism serves as an inspiration to many in the face of systemic oppression with its brazen acts of state terrorism in its desperation to silence the people and secure its power.
Hence, with their contributions these make way for women to rise up in greater numbers, of organising in communities and in workplaces, carrying just calls, and making way to a new and dynamic generation who will dutifully carry the torches of struggle all for national and social liberation.