Viji Penkoottu

Viji Penkootu also known as P.Viji is the labour and women's rights activist. She was chosen amongst the 100 Most Influential Women of 2018 by the BBC. [1]She was fought the ‘Right to Sit’ for female shop workers particularly in textile industry as they were made to stand all day in the shop.[2][3]

References
  1. "Activist P Viji on BBC's '100 women' list". The Times of India. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  2. "These Indian Women Activists are Driving Change with their Passion". Makers. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  3. "The Viji Penkoottu story: Meet the mother of Kerala's female labour unions". Azmia Riaz. The New Indian Express. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
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