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Been active in labour strikes



                  throughout Malaya before and




                              after the World War II































                    The struggle of the rubber plantation workers


                      known as "The Klang Strike 1941" which was


                      the largest, planned and most militant strike

                    ever seen by the British. This struggle is also a


                         protest against the sexual harassment of


                                                 female workers

                           In 1962-1965, Labour Party celebrated


                     International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8,


                         where it is a procession to submit claims

                     such as the right to vote for women, the right


                      for women to hold public office, the right to


                       work, stop sex-based discrimination and so

                                                           on,
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