On May Day, workers across the world unite
May 1st is celebrated across the world as the International Worker’s day or the Labour day to celebrate the historical gains of the labour movements. Seen in picture, Labourers transport gas cylinders during the International Labour Day. (Photo: AP- And here's what Google came up with to celebrate May Day, in its own way! (Photo: screen grab)
- Members of All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) shout slogans during a rally to mark May Day in Hyderabad. (Photo: AP)
- Chinese men wearing medals pose for photos after a May Day event to celebrate China's model workers outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Millions of Chinese are taking advantage of the May Day holidays to visit popular tourist sites. (
- However, May Day has been recognised as a public holiday and the occasion is used as day for demonstrations and rallies supporting workers. Seen in picture, workers in Combodia in a Labour Day procession. (Photo: AP)
- Soon enough, May day was marked by high profile parades and celebrations in the Soviet union and Eastern block countries. But after the dissolution of USSR, the May day celebrations have declined in importance in these parts. Seen in picture, women
- After the communist revolution, the leaders of the Soviet Union, who wanted the workers of the world to unite, felt that this holiday would help coordinate the workers of Europe and America against Capitalism. Seen in picture, workers in Indonesia
- It also falls on the ancient European spring holiday, which has Pagan sources, that sets the start of the summer season. The Queen watches maypole dancers, in the Isles of Scilly, 2011. (File photo/ AP)
- The date was chosen for International Workers' Day by an international federation of socialist groups and trade unions, the Second International, to commemorate the Haymarket affair, which occurred in Chicago on 4 May 1886. In picture, Bangladeshi
May 1st is celebrated across the world as the International Worker’s day or the Labour day to celebrate the historical gains of the labour movements. Seen in picture, Labourers transport gas cylinders during the International Labour Day. (Photo: AP
On May Day, workers across the world unite
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