Ulaanbaatar
Wednesday to be marked as public holiday
PoliticsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ On the occasion of the International Women’s Day, Wednesday, March 8 will be celebrated across Mongolia as a public holiday.
Every year on March 8, the International Women’s Day is celebrated in many countries around the world. Historically, the activities of labor movements first emerged in North America on February 28, 1909. The Socialist Party of America designated this day in honor of the 1908 garment workers strike in New York, where women protested against working conditions. As a result, the United Nations began celebrating International Women’s Day on March 8 since 1975.
As for Mongolia, the law dictates the International Women’s Day, March 8 as an official public holiday.
