Global Women's Strike 2000 The 8th March 2000, the first global strike in history, was a fantastic success. News came in – by fax, phone and e-mail. Click here for a short report with photos and more press coverage. If you haven't already done so, it is urgent for you to send your own press coverage, photos, news and impressions, to tell the world. Note especially the press release from the Congress of South African Trade Unions supporting ALL the Strike demands!Neither few, nor crazy – Women in 64 countries went on Strike! Countries that participated in the Strike 2000: ALBANIA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, BELGIUM, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, BURKINA FASO, CAMEROON, CANADA, CHILE, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CZECH REPUBLIC, EL SALVADOR, ECUADOR, ENGLAND, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GHANA, GREECE, GUATEMALA, GUYANA, HAWAII, HONDURAS, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, INDIA, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, KOREA, KUWAIT, KYRGYZSTAN, MALAWI, MACEDONIA, MEXICO, MOROCCO, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NICARAGUA, NIGERIA, NORWAY, PANAMA, PERU, PHILIPPINES, PORTUGAL, PUERTO RICO, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, RWANDA, SENEGAL, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, TURKEY, UGANDA, URUGUAY, USA, WALES. This update is incomplete – we have not received news from all the women who participated. Please contact us with your news and views! |