Tàrrega honors anonymous textile workers for International Women's Day

The local government organizes a month of events to highlight women who worked in the underground textile economy.

Generic image of an antique sewing machine on a wooden table, symbolizing domestic textile work.
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Generic image of an antique sewing machine on a wooden table, symbolizing domestic textile work.

The Tàrrega City Council has launched a comprehensive program for March 8th focused on recognizing women who worked in the textile industry without labor rights or visibility.

The campaign highlights the role of seamstresses and embroiderers who worked from home. The exhibition Producció íntima by local artist Lluïsa Gabarra Labad will open on March 6th at Sala Marsà, showcasing the domestic space as a place of labor survival.

"We have prepared almost an entire month of activities with the common thread of women who have worked in the textile sector but have been made invisible."

Alba Pijuan · Mayor of Tàrrega
Key events include the Atenea Recognition on March 25th at the Ateneu Theatre and the Gamverrada folk festival on March 7th. The program also features a documentary play about Republican teachers and the creation of a new urban mural by students from the EASD Ondara school.