IFTU celebrates International Women's Day

Every year, women across the globe celebrate International Women's Day on 8th March, a day of global struggle and solidarity for women's freedom and equal rights. The IFTU executive committee issued a statement today saying:

"We celebrate International Women’s Day with Iraqi women and women across the globe and pledge to continue our support for Iraqi women as they continue the struggle for building of free and democratic trade unions where they are at the heart of it; to achieve better wages and working conditions and for equal rights.

"The IFTU also support their demands for secular legislation that guarantees womens' rights to social provision in health, education and to create incentives to encourage women to enter work so as they could help to build a new and democratic Iraq and to eradicate illiteracy among women workers.

"The IFTU also supports Iraqi women as they struggle to enforce the International Human Rights Declaration and the ILO Declaration and standards of work as part of Iraq's new legislation.

"The IFTU is holding a celebration today at its headquarters