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In pics: Distress labourers around the world mark May Day with protest

May Day was chosen as the date for International Workers' Day to commemorate the Haymarket affair in Chicago.

By :  sadhguru jaggi vasudev
Update: 2017-05-02 06:14 GMT
Protesters clash with riot police as they attempt to force their way closer to US Embassy to mark May Day celebrations in Manila, Philippines. As in the past years, workers mark Labor Day with calls for higher wages and an end to the so-called \"Endo\" or contractualization.
Bangladeshi workers and activists shout slogans as they participate in a May Day rally in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Thousands of workers and activists marched during International Workers' Day demanding higher wages and better work conditions.
Protesters wearing red helmets chant slogans as they take part in rally outside the Greek parliament ,in Athens. Several thousand protesters have gathered outside Greece's parliament as May Day rallies kicked off around the country, and unions braced for more austerity measures imposed by bailout lenders.
Police arrest a demonstrator during a May Day protest in Istanbul, Turkey. Police in Istanbul detained more than 70 people who tried to march to iconic Taksim Square in defiance of a ban on holding May Day events there. Workers and activists marked May Day with defiant rallies and marches for better pay and working conditions.
Members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions hold umbrellas as they march during a May Day rally in Seoul, South Korea. Thousands of workers rallied to demand better working conditions and urge companies to stop using temporary employees.
Taiwanese workers hold placards with the words 'Against Exploitation' and 'Demand Protection for Elderly Lives' during a Labor Day rally in Taipei, Taiwan. Thousands of protesters from various labor groups marked Labor Day, or May Day as it is observed elsewhere in the world. with demands for better conditions for workers.
North Korean workers, with their legs tied together, take part in a competition as they celebrate May Day at the Pyongyang Thermal Power Complex in Pyongyang, North Korea. International Workers' Day, which is also known as Labor Day in some countries, is being celebrated worldwide.
People carry a photo of Cuba's late leader Fidel Castro during the May Day parade at Revolution Square in Havana, Cuba.
Members of the People's Liberation Front, a Marxist political party, carry a portrait of Russian Communist leader Vladimir Lenin during a parade held to mark May Day in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
A woman throws red carnations on people parading in the street below during a May Day demonstration in Lisbon. The red carnation is the symbol of the April 25 1974 revolution, also known as the Revolution of the Carnations, that restored democracy in Portugal after nearly half century of fascist dictatorship.
Police officers make a formation near a fire during a May Day rally in downtown Portland, Orelans. Police in Portland said the permit obtained for the May Day rally and march there was canceled as some marchers began throwing projectiles at officers.
A group marches during a May Day demonstration in Oakland, California. Immigrant and union groups marched in cities across the United States on Monday to mark May Day and protest against President Donald Trump's efforts to boost deportations.
A protester wears a mask in the likeness of US President Donald Trump, featuring teeth in the shape of Ku Klux Klan figurines, by a Trump piñata wearing a Nazi swastika, outside the US embassy during a Labor Day march in Mexico.
May Day was chosen as the date for International Workers' Day to commemorate the Haymarket affair in Chicago.

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