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December 20, 2020 In 2010, the then prime minister declared December 22 as the National Working Women’s Day. The day was marked to celebrate and recognise working women’s struggle to “secure a dignified, respectful and enabling working environment”. Whilst the marking of the day is a relatively more recent phenomenon in the nation’s history, and it would seem that the day passes each year rather quietly, especially in comparison (inevitably) with the International Working Women’s Day – a focal point in the women’s movement it underscores a seismic shift due to the increased participation of women in the labour force. The day marks not just the achievements of women and their continuous struggle in the form of political and social organising and rights advocacy to pave way for this increase in numbers but also a moment to think about work and the conditions that can enable it. ....