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Conferentie van Gerwis te Bandung: nieuwe huwelijkswet noodzakelijk
Gerwis conference in Bandung: new marriage law necessary
De Waarheid, 18 Nov 1953, p. 5: short report that the West Java branches of Gerwis ended a two-day conference in Bandung, adopting a resolution demanding that the government draft a new marriage law quickly and set minimum labour conditions for women workers. Same item notes a SARBUPRI strike of about 200 workers at the Kwalabingei estate over the dismissal of two women workers.
De Waarheid, 18 Nov 1953, hlm. 5: laporan singkat bahwa cabang Gerwis Jawa Barat mengakhiri konferensi dua hari di Bandung dengan resolusi menuntut pemerintah segera menyusun UU perkawinan baru dan syarat kerja minimum bagi buruh perempuan. Item sama menyebut mogok sekitar 200 pekerja Sarbupri di perkebunan Kwalabingei karena pemecatan dua buruh perempuan.
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