Working Women's Coordination Committee (CITU) state convention

The state convention of the All India Working Women's Coordination Committee (CITU) was held at the BTR Memorial (Com. Ranjana Nirula Nagar) in Thiruvananthapuram. CITU state vice president Com. T P Ramakrishnan MLA inaugurated it.

CITU state secretary Com. K N Gopinath, CITU Thiruvananthapuram district secretary Com. C Jayan Babu and president Com. R Ramu greeted the convention. Workers from 14 districts took part. Through resolutions, the convention called on working women to take up and make a success of the 'Samajik Jagaran' programme called by the CITU from August 8 to 14, to rally behind the Left government as it moves ahead with building a new Kerala, and to build class unity against communalism. The convention took up 22 demands as its future programme, including a minimum monthly wage of Rs 26,000 and a pension of Rs 10,000 for women workers, and the inclusion of women's unpaid work in GDP.

Com. Sunitha Kurian was elected state general convener. Com. P P Prema, Com. K K Prasannakumari, Com. Deepa K Rajan, Com. G Rajamma, Com. V V Prasannakumari, Com. P M Waheeda, Com. K G Bindu, Com. O C Bindu, Com. Prabhavathi M B, Com. K B Rema, Com. S Pushpalatha, Com. Ramadevi C S, Com. V Sarala and Com. R Murugalakshmi were elected joint conveners, along with a 48-member state committee.