GA-00857 1954-01-27 relevance A public
Met het congres van de Gerwis in zicht
With the Gerwis congress in sight: Jakarta feature on preparations
De Waarheid, 27 Jan 1954, p. 5: correspondent's Jakarta feature ahead of Gerwis's second congress (opening 26 March 1954), describing its literacy courses, hygiene campaigns, defence of women under customary law, wage struggles (Sampurna cigarette factory Surabaya, Kaliklatak coffee estate) with SARBUPRI, and the mass campaign for a new marriage law against polygamy. NVB runs a soap-selling drive to send a delegate.
De Waarheid, 27 Jan 1954, hlm. 5: fitur koresponden dari Jakarta menjelang kongres kedua Gerwis (dibuka 26 Maret 1954), menguraikan kursus buta huruf, kampanye kebersihan, pembelaan perempuan korban hukum adat, perjuangan upah (pabrik rokok Sampurna Surabaya, perkebunan kopi Kaliklatak) bersama Sarbupri, dan kampanye massa UU perkawinan baru melawan poligami. NVB menjual sabun untuk mengirim delegasi.
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