World Consumer Day

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The World Consumer Rights Day (English: World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) ) is an action of the international consumer organization Consumers International , where on consumer issues is made public attention. It has been celebrated annually on March 15th since 1983 . World Consumer Day goes back to US President John F. Kennedy , who proclaimed three basic consumer rights before the United States Congress on March 15, 1962 .

Kennedy called

  • the right to be protected from fraudulent or misleading advertising and labeling,
  • the right to be protected from dangerous or ineffective drugs,
  • the right to choose from a variety of products at fair market prices.

On World Consumer Day 2007, the German consumer advice centers provided information on the subject of "Insurance and Finance". In 2008 they asked the population to take part in the “Save electricity. Protect your account and the climate ”. For years, consumer advice centers have kept an eye on the so-called “gray capital market” and regularly warn investors about dubious offers. In 2012 the motto of the World Consumer Day was “Our money, our rights”. Among other things, stricter rules for financial intermediaries were called for. The focus of the “Smart New Consumer World?” Event organized by the Federation of German Consumer Organizations on March 13, 2014 in Berlin was the question of what digitalization will mean for consumers in the future. The opportunities and risks were examined using the example of networked transport systems and eHealth.

Since 1999, the European Economic and Social Committee has organized European Consumer Day around March 15 of each year . In 2007 the motto was “Financial Services in the EU”. In 2008 “judicial and extrajudicial remedies for consumers” were discussed.

Mottos

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Special Message on Protecting the Consumer Interest - Statement read by President John F. Kennedy, Thursday, March 15, 1962. PDF file. ( Memento from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Press release of the Federation of German Consumer Organizations from March 11, 2008 on www.vzbv.de ( Memento from March 19, 2011 in the Internet Archive ).
  3. ↑ a b Stiftung Warentest : Your money and your rights , test.de , March 14, 2012, accessed on February 4, 2013.
  4. ↑ Federation of German Consumer Organizations, Smart New Consumer World? ( Memento of March 5, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), discussion event on the occasion of World Consumer Day on March 13, 2014 in Berlin, accessed on February 24, 2014.
  5. ↑ Information from the European Economic and Social Committee at www.eesc.europa.eu .
  6. ^ Press release of the European Economic and Social Committee of March 7, 2008. Word document. ( Memento of the original from December 23, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / eesc.europa.eu
  7. ^ The Sustainable Consumer , Consumers International , accessed March 12, 2020
  8. ↑ World Consumer Day : The Power of Data , Consumer Advice Center Rhineland-Palatinate , press release of March 12, 2020, accessed on March 12, 2020
  9. ↑ World Consumer Rights Day 2019 - 'Trusted Smart Products' , Consumers International, 2019, accessed March 15, 2019.
  10. ↑ World Consumer Rights Day 2018 , Consumers International, 2018, accessed March 8, 2018.
  11. ↑ WCRD 2017: BUILDING A DIGITAL WORLD CONSUMERS CAN TRUST , Consumers International, 2017, accessed on March 13, 2017.
  12. ↑ WCRD 2016: Antobiotic Resistance , Consumers International , 2016, accessed March 14, 2016.
  13. ↑ WCRD 2015 - Healthy diets , Consumers International (English), accessed on March 7, 2015.
  14. ^ Fix our Phone Rights , Consumers International (English), accessed March 15, 2013.
  15. ↑ WCRD - 'Consumer Justice Now! , Consumers International, accessed March 15, 2013.
  16. ↑ WCRD - Our money, our rights: campaigning for real choice in financial services , Consumers International (English), accessed March 15, 2013.
  17. ↑ WCRD - Consumers for Fair Financial Services , Consumers International (English), accessed online on March 15, 2013.
  18. ↑ World Consumer Day 2011: Dubious Financial Products at a Glance , test.de , accessed on March 15, 2013.
  19. ↑ WCRD - Our money, our rights , Consumers International (English), accessed March 15, 2013.
  20. ↑ WCRD - Junk Food Generation: year two , Consumers International (English), accessed on March 15, 2013.
  21. ↑ WCRD - Junk Food Generation: year one , Consumers International (English), accessed on March 15, 2013.
  22. ↑ WCRD - Unethical Drug Promotion , Consumers International (English), accessed March 15, 2013.
  23. ↑ WCRD - Energy - Sustainable access for all , Consumers International (English), accessed on March 15, 2013.

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