Today- March 15th -is World Consumer Rights Day.
SIGNIFICANCE :
(i) It is an opportunity to promote the basic rights of all consumers, demanding that those rights are respected and protected.
(ii) It's also a chance to protest against the market abuses and social injustices which undermine those rights.
(ii) It's also a chance to protest against the market abuses and social injustices which undermine those rights.
BACKGROUND :
(a) WCRD was inspired by President John F Kennedy, who gave an address to the US congress on 15 March 1962, in which he formally addressed the issue of consumer rights.
(b) It was celebrated for the first time on 15 March 1983, since then it became an important opportunity to activate citizen role.
(c) Also, it was adopted by the United Nations on the 15 of March 1985.
(d) World Consumer Rights Day is an annual occasion for celebration and solidarity within the international consumer movement.
(b) It was celebrated for the first time on 15 March 1983, since then it became an important opportunity to activate citizen role.
(c) Also, it was adopted by the United Nations on the 15 of March 1985.
(d) World Consumer Rights Day is an annual occasion for celebration and solidarity within the international consumer movement.
THEME THIS YEAR :
The theme for World Consumer Rights Day 2017 is
‘Building a Digital World Consumers can Trust’.
‘Building a Digital World Consumers can Trust’.
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