International Workers Day
May 1 is International Workers Day. On this day, people in many countries around the world celebrate
Workers Achievements and march in the streets demanding fair pay and better working conditions.
Why do we need International Workers Day?
International Workers Day is a celebration of working people and a day when
People campaign for decent work and fair pay. Thanks to action taken by
Workers over many years, millions of people have won fundamental rights and
Protections. Minimum wages have been established, there are limits on
Working Hours, and people have the right to paid holidays and sick pay.
However, in recent years, working conditions in many situations have got
Worse. Since the global financial crisis of 2008, part-time, short-term and
Badly paid work has become more common, and state pensions are at risk.
We have also seen the rise of the gig economy where companies hire
workers casually for one short job at a time. These workers don ;t have the
Usual rights to paid holidays, the minimum wage or redundancy pay. Solidarity
With other workers is as important as ever.
International Workers Day
The history of International Workers Day
In May 1886, 400,000 workers in many parts of the USA went on strike,
Demanding an Eight-hour working day. The strike started peacefully, but on
The third day of protests in Chicago there was some violence. The police shot
At Unarmed workers, killing Several of them. The next day there were more
Protests and someone threw a bomb. Seven police officers and four workers
Were killed by the bomb or police shooting just after the bomb. The person
who threw the bomb was never identified, but eight workers were arrested.
Seven of them were sentenced to death, and one of them was sent to prison
for 15 years.
This event, known as The Haymarket Affair, was very important in bringing
working people together in the USA. Many people didn’t believe the men were
guilty, and the trial was Criticised for being unfair. The Haymarket Affair
became an international symbol of the struggle for workers rights, and May 1
was chosen to be International Workers Day. On this day, socialist parties
and trade unions called for workers to demonstrate for the eight-hour day and
in favour of peaceful protest. The eight-hour working day became law for
public workers in 1892 in the USA. Since then, workers movements all over
the world have continued to fight for and win this right.
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International Workers Day
How is Workers Day celebrated now?
Celebrations and protests take place in different ways in different countries
around the world. May 1 is a public holiday in countries such as South Africa,
Tunisia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and China. In many countries, including France,
Greece, Japan, Pakistan, the United Kingdom and the United States, there
are demonstrations on International Workers Day.
Workers Day is a day for working people to have a rest from their usual
Labour. It is an opportunity to campaign for workers rights, show solidarity with
other working people and to celebrate the achievements of workers all over
the world.
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