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	Strike 2007 Lima: Domestic workers take Strike action News from our sisters in Peru As part of International Women’s Day celebrations, CCTH, the domestic workers’ rights organization in Peru which has been campaigning for decades and co-ordinates the Global Women’s Strike there, has had a fantastic victory. The government has declared the 30^th of March National Day of Domestic Workers.
	Spanish: INJUSTA SENTENCIA CONTRA TRABAJADORA DEL HOGAR Spanish: Lima, Peru Activities of Centro de Capacitación para Trabajadoras del Hogar: Talleres Gran Encuentro de trabajadoras del Hogar Radial Soncco Warmi - Corazón de Mujer Mayo-Junio 2007 30 March – International Day of Domestic Workersssend your congratulations!
	Domestic Workers organize for implementation of new rights law (Journal 2006) "In Peru there are 700,000 domestic workers; 90% are indigenous and rural young women who have migrated from the countryside to the cities to escape from poverty. Considering their working day, payment and access to healthcare and pensions, many work in slave conditions – no fixed timetable, no rest days and even no payment or no minimum pay..."
	28 Nov 05: Domestic workers conference for implementation of law won in 2003 Peru Strike report 2004: "Invest in Caring not killing. We oppose all forms of discrimination against women and reject US policies of debt, Free Trade Agreement, colonialism and globalisation. Implement Law 27986 on domestic workers' rights."
	Strike 2003: Puno - March and assembly of Aymara and Quechua women from rural communities who traveled to the capital of the province. "Fair prices for our agricultural produce. Free schooling, health, water and electricity. Maternity security. The right to exist as Indigenous people and be legally recognised by the state and by the international community. The right to our culture, to speak and be educated in our own language. State protection, especially for those in vulnerable situations. Lower salaries for congresspeople, ministers and local and national state functionaries to address the struggle against poverty. No privatisation of our resources such as water and electricity."
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