Marie’s Story - 8
Panel 1: Banner translates to “Labor Strikes Are Legitimate Tools To Fulfill The Workers’ D emands”.
Panel 3: Warda Boutros was the first woman martyr of the labor movement. She was shot dead by security forces on June 27, 1946 during a police crackdown to end workers’ strikes against the Régie Company during the period following national independence. Her death not only serves as a testament to the leading role played by women in the labor movement, it helped further radicalize the cause. Her legacy still resonates today, particularly in the achievement of the first labor legislation in Lebanon in the direct aftermath of her killing.