International
Labor Day (May Day)
Official
Name: International Labor Day
International
Labor Day is also known as International Labor Day and May Day, which is
celebrated internationally for the promotion of the International
Labor Association. It is celebrated all over the world on 1st May, which has
been declared as a traditional summer holiday in Europe.
It has also
been declared as a national holiday in almost 80 countries of the world,
whereas in many countries it is celebrated unofficially. This is the US and
Canada, it is celebrated as the annual holiday to commemorate the great
achievements of the workers working in different fields on the first Monday of
September month (Labor Day).
International Labor Day 2017
International
Workers' Day 2017 (Socialist and Labor Union) by the people of the whole world
will be celebrated on May 1, Monday.
History and Origins of International
Labor Day
International
Labor Day is a big celebration of the world class and it is celebrated on May
4, 1886, to remember the hairmarket incident in Chicago (hairmarket massacre).
It was a big event of that year when the workers were on a general strike for
their eight-hour workday and the police was doing their job to disperse the
crowd to the common people. Suddenly, a bomb was thrown over the crowd by an
unidentified person and the police started firing, in which four demonstrators
were killed.
Here is the
real statement about the program: "Trustworthy witnesses have said that
all the guns have shone from the middle of the road, where the police were
standing, and there was no one from the crowd. In addition, reports of the
initial paper is not described any talk of firing by the civilians. At the
scene a pole pillar was filled with bullets, all coming from the direction of
the police. "
It was
decided on the anniversary of the day of May Day in the meeting of the Paris
(1889) through a proposal by Raymond Levigne that it was necessary to celebrate
the anniversary of the revolt of the Shiqing rebellion and require an
international demonstration. In the year 1891, to commemorate the annual event,
the second international Congress received official approval on May Day.
However, in
the May Day riot in 1894 and again in 1904, the following statement was given
at the International Socialist Conference of Amsterdam: "For the
establishment of an eight-hour-day legal establishment, on May 1st, all the
Social Democratic Party Organization and trade unions, for the graded demand of
the working class, and for global peace, and to prevent the work on May 1.
Binding up the trade unions wife countries, it has been announced. "
Why is May Day celebrated?
International
Labor Day or May Day is celebrated to end the struggle for promotion of an
eight-hour car-day requirement. In the past, the working conditions of the
workers were very painful and there was also a working day of 10 to 16 hours in
the unsafe situation. During the 1860s, deaths, injuries and other horrific
situations were very common for workers, and the people working during the
whole working day were very unhappy until the eight-hour workday was declared.
In many
industries, there was a need to raise voice for the safety of people of the
working group by decreasing the working hours of the working class people (men,
women and children), decreasing their working hours in the industries. After a
lot of efforts by the workers and the socialists, in the 1884 national
congressional work of the workers at the National Convention of Shikogo, eight
hours were declared as legal time for the workers.
During
Heymarket massacre, a lot of people sacrificed their lives, which took place
during the workers' strike in Chicago. In order to promote the social and
economic achievements of the working group people, the May Day is celebrated to
recall the occurrence of Heymarket Massacre.
How International Labor Day is
celebrated
In order to
celebrate the achievements of the workers, international labor day is
celebrated annually as an official holiday throughout the world. People
celebrate May Day or Labor Day happily by managing big party and various
programs and decorating the banner of colors and flags.
In order to
increase social awareness about Labor Day, various newspapers and messages are
spread through TV channels and radio channels, while congratulating the workers'
day among the people. To celebrate this day, there are also held a variety of programs by the
International Labor Organization. The theme of the Labor Day party festival is
any cartoon character, western culture show, sports, TV show, movie, leisure
activities, fun-filled fun activities etc. Other Workers' Day activities
include class puzzles, word change puzzles, word search puzzles, code cracker
puzzles, word giddy puzzles, words match puzzle, etc.
The festival
is celebrated by labor unions across maintains a historical importance in the
world and all over the world. Various types of Working Group under the safety
management to prevent violence demonstration, speech, rebellion procession.
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