The choir of the cultural front of Karmojibi Nari rendered the awareness generating revolutionary songs on May Day.

Hundreds of female workers, with red flags and festoons and red head- bands, gathered at the Central Shaheed Minar Premises to celebrate the International Labour Day.

The choir sang Purbo Digante Shujo Uthechhe, Dhono Dhanye Pushpe Bhora and other patriotic songs, which were a clarion call to garment workers to be aware of their rights.

Interspersed with the songs were speeches by the president of the organisation, Shirin Akhtar and the mothers of the victims of the collapse at Spectrum Sweater Factory at Savar. Rokeya Rafiq Baby, the executive director of Karmojibi Nari, was the host of the programme.

After the songs, a street drama, Adhikarer Proshne Amra by Preetim Kumar Bal was staged.

Preetim's play depicts the struggle of the women workers in the current social milieu. Garments workers in our society often face injustice. There are times when they do not get help even from the law enforcing agents.

Preetim's play delivered various messages relating to the rights of women workers. To give the work a realistic flavour, the playwright has used many popular songs like Bukta faitta jay and others sung by the slum dwellers.

In the awareness generating street drama, director Kamaluddin Nilu has followed the drama trend introduced by German drama legend Bertolt Brecht.

Sabina Sultana, as the leader of the women workers, delivered a moving speech in the final scene, calling for mass participation in the fight for workers' rights. All the performers of Centre for Asian Theatre (CAT) performed enthusiastically in the street play.