New Delhi: The World Consumer Rights Day is celebrated every year on March 15. The day is observed to raise awareness about a consumer’s rights and needs so as to enable the consumer to fight against social injustices.
The World Consumer Rights Day, was inspired by the then United States President John F Kennedy. On March 15, 1962, Kennedy sent a message to the US Congress. In his message, he formally addressed the issue of consumer rights. Notably, the consumer movement first started on the date in 1983. Consumer rights got international recognition on April 9, 1985, when the United Nations approved the general guidelines for consumer protection. The World Consumer Rights Day is used to mobilise action on important issues and campaigns.
World Consumer Rights Day is an annual international event. It signifies celebration and solidarity in the international consumer movement so that consumer rights are to be respected and protected. Consumer Rights groups organise protests against market abuses that undermine consumer rights.
Each year there is a specific theme to this day that addresses different concerns regarding all consumers. The theme of the World Consumer Rights Day 2021 is “Tackle Plastic Pollution”. The theme aims to create awareness against the use of plastic to save our ecosystem.
The day serves as an annual occasion for celebration and solidarity within the international consumer movement. Several countries hold events, conferences that deal with human rights on World Consumer Rights Day.
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