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Activists call on lawmakers to raise minimum wage on Women's Day

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New York, Mar 8 (EFE/EPA).- On International Women's Day in the Americas, women raised their voices in virtual events and on the streets against violence, and for equality and the right to abortion. In the United States, domestic violence increased 8.1 percent from mid-March 2020 after confinement orders were put in place, according to a report released by the National Commission on Covid-19 and Criminal Justice.The "Fearless Girl" statue on Wall Street was on Monday surrounded by shards of glass symbolizing women breaking the "glass ceiling" in the corporate sector. (Camera: ALBA VIGARAY). SHOT LIST: A SMALL PROTEST OUTSIDE GOVERNOR'S CUOMO'S OFFICE IN NEW YORK, US, ON WOMEN'S DAY TO ASK FOR THE RAISE OF THE MINIMUM WAGE TO $15 AN HOUR.

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