World Consumer Rights Day is observed every year on 15 March by the international consumer movement, coordinated by Consumers International, to raise global awareness of consumer rights and needs. The date marks the anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's 15 March 1962 message to the United States Congress that first set out the concept of consumer rights, and the observance has been kept every year since 1983.
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Date RuleFixed Gregorian date, 15 March, every year. 1 Observance TypeCommemoration of a person or event 1 Connections
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1. Consumers International, World Consumer Rights Day
Consumers InternationalWorld Consumer Rights Day page, opening paragraphQuote, World Consumer Rights Day page, opening paragraph
The consumer movement marks 15th March with World Consumer Rights Day every year, as a means of raising global awareness about consumer rights and needs.
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