1909 On March 8th, women workers in Chicago, Illinois, USA and workers in the national textile and garment industry held a large-scale strike demonstration, demanding higher wages, an eight-hour working system and voting rights. This is the first organized mass struggle of working women in history, which fully shows the strength of working women.
The United Nations celebrated International Women's Day from 1975, which confirmed the tradition of ordinary women striving for equal participation in society. 1977, the General Assembly adopted a resolution inviting countries to choose a certain day every year as the United Nations Women's Rights and World Peace Day according to their own history and traditional customs. For the United Nations, International Women's Day is designated as March 8th.
1949 12, the Council of the Central People's Government of China stipulates that March 8th every year is International Women's Day. ? According to Article 3 of the National Festival and Remembrance Day (Order No.270 of the State Council) issued by the State Council, China, Women's Day (March 8) belongs to some citizens' holidays and anniversaries, and women have a half-day holiday. ?
Since 1975 International Women's Day, the United Nations has held activities to celebrate International Women's Day on March 8 every year, and "March 8" International Women's Day has become the anniversary of the United Nations. Some people wear purple ribbons to celebrate this day.
In Afghanistan, Belarus, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cuba, Georgia, Guinea-Bissau, Eritrea, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Madagascar, Moldova, Mongolia, Nepal, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Zambia, this day is a legal holiday.