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Vrouwen Indonesië bereiden hun congres voor!
Women of Indonesia prepare their congress: Umi Sardjono excerpts from Harian Rakjat
De Waarheid, 10 Mar 1954, p. 5: excerpts from an article by Umi (Sardjono), Gerwis board member, in Harian Rakjat preparing Gerwis's second congress. She lists invitations to women's groups in the USSR, China, Netherlands, India and WIDF, and stresses plantation and factory women, mass dismissals driving women into prostitution, night work, working mothers' childcare, and joint action against polygamy regulation PP 19.
De Waarheid, 10 Mar 1954, hlm. 5: kutipan artikel Umi (Sardjono), anggota pengurus pusat Gerwis, di Harian Rakjat menyiapkan kongres kedua Gerwis. Ia menyebut undangan ke organisasi perempuan Uni Soviet, Tiongkok, Belanda, India, dan WIDF, serta menekankan buruh perempuan pabrik dan perkebunan, PHK massal yang mendorong pelacuran, kerja malam, pengasuhan anak ibu pekerja, dan aksi bersama menolak PP 19 (poligami).
“Relevance raised from C: substantive statement by a Gerwis leader.”
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- 1954-03-10
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- De Waarheid
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- De Waarheid
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- 1950–1954
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