Home-based Federation to mark 10 years of struggle on Dec 30.

KARACHI -- The Home-Based Women Workers Federation (HBWWF) would organize a gathering of women home-based workers to commemorate the first 10 years of the struggle of the women home-based workers in Pakistan on December 30 at 3pm in the Arts Council of Pakistan here.

This was announced in a press conference by Zehra Khan of Home Based Women Workers Federation Karachi, Saira Feroze of United Home Based Garments Workers Union Karachi, Shakeela Khan of Home Based Women Bangle Workers Union Hyderabad and others at the Karachi Press Club on Thursday.

They said that women home-based workers from different districts of Pakistan would participate in the program and present cultural programs to highlight their issues.

A documentary in this regard would also be shown, besides a Comrade Shanta Award would also be given to home-based women workers for their struggle.

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