Labour Day demonstrations around the world
In the ancient Celtic societies across Europe, May Day is known as 'Beltane' was the first day of summer. It’s part of a binary calendar that is largely concerned with natural cycles of death and rebirth, starting May 1 and ending on November 1, the- A protester uses fire crackers against riot police in Instanbul. Clashes erupted between May Day demonstrators and riot police as crowds determined to defy a government ban tried to march to the city's iconic Taksim Square. Security forces pushed
- Students shout slogans against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro during a May Day march in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, May 1, 2014. Pro-government and opposition workers measured forces in the streets of the capital with separate marches that
- Paris' mayor Anne Hidalgo speaks during a press conference. (Photo: AFP)
- Tourists take a 'selfie' as demonstrators burn a trash container during a May Day rally in Barcelona.
- Kiraz had been leading a hotly-politicised investigation into the killing of teenager Berkin Elvan, who died in March last year. (Photo: AP)
- Meanwhile, people elsewhere kept tradition aside to wage protest against the government.
- A more secular version of May Day continues to be observed in Europe and America. In this form, May Day may be best known for its tradition of dancing.
- Yellow Welly themed fundraising event in Ireland.
- The foreign ministers from Germany, France, Ukraine and Russia meet in Berlin to keep searching for a way to de-escalate the conflict in Ukraine; Photo courtesy: AP
- Handout photo released by the Country Fire Authority (CFA) on December 26 shows an out-of-control bushfire at Wye River which flared in a scenic area along Victoria's Great Ocean Road. (Photo: AFP)
- People belonging to the labour class wave red flags in protest of present working conditions.
- In this photo taken on April 30, 2014, daily waged workers unload sands from a ship as they work at a construction site in Yangon, Myanmar.
- Palestinian workers collect hay bales at a farm land near the West Bank city of Jenin.
- Labor rights activists shout slogans during a rally on international Labor Day in Taipei, Taiwan.
- Protesters from various workers' unions hold banners and placards during a march to mark the Labour Day in Hong Kong.
- Protesters hold banners and placards during a protest outside a Nike shop at a shopping mall during Labor Day in Hong Kong to support workers on strike at Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd. in China. Police detained a labor rights activist following
- Before being declared a national holiday, May 1 was a day of conflict that often led to violence across the world.
- Clashes have erupted in Istanbul between May Day demonstrators and riot police as crowds determined to defy a government ban tried to march to the city's iconic Taksim Square.
- Today, organizations and trade unions across India organize pageants and contests for kids to educated them about workers rights.
- In India, the frist Labor Day was celebrated in 1923 in Chennai.
- Labourers complete the final phase of the bridge across Korapuzha on Pooladikunnu by-pass road at Vengalam in Kozhikode on Thursday. (Photo: DC)
- The CCTV footage of the miscreants collected by police
- India celebrates Labour Day on May 1, 2014. The day is also known as May Day, it falls on International Workers Day, and is a national and a bank holiday in the country.
- Despite the heavy security, thousands of protesters flooded the streets, leading to violent clashes across the city. Riot police responded with force, using water cannons, rubber bullets and tear gas to break up the crowds, according to multiple
- A top official at Metrojet says its plane dropped 300 kph (186 mph) in speed and 1.5 kilometers (about 5,000 feet) in altitude one minute before it crashed into Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. (Photo: AP)
- El-Khazzani has denied terrorism plans and said he stumbled upon a bag of weapons and decided to rob passengers.(Photo: AP)
In the ancient Celtic societies across Europe, May Day is known as 'Beltane' was the first day of summer. It’s part of a binary calendar that is largely concerned with natural cycles of death and rebirth, starting May 1 and ending on November 1, the
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