JOHANNESBURG – Women for Change, a women’s rights organisation fighting against gender-based violence and femicide, is calling on women across South Africa to stay away from work for a day in protest.
The planned action, dubbed the G20 Women’s Shutdown, is scheduled for 21 November, a day before the two-day G20 Summit.
The organisation says the aim is to draw attention to the ongoing crisis of rape and murder of women in South Africa.
In a statement shared on social media, the organisation said, “We call on all women and members of the LGBTQI+ community across South Africa to refrain from all paid and unpaid work in workplaces, universities, homes, and communities to demonstrate the…
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