Born on March 15
World Consumer Rights Day
Consumers include us all.
Next: March 15, 2027
Where it comes from
On 15 March 1962 US President John F Kennedy sent a special message to Congress on consumer rights, the first world leader to address the subject formally. 'Consumers include us all,' he said, yet they were the one important group 'whose views are often not heard'.
How it's celebrated
Consumer organisations around the world run campaigns, publish tests and surveys, and meet regulators and businesses to press for fairer, safer markets. For the rest of us it is a good day to read the small print, return the faulty kettle, and thank the people who test things so that we don't have to.
Did you know
Anwar Fazal was one of the founders of the Consumers Association of Penang in 1969.
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