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Happy Labour Day!

Happy Labour Day!

It is being celebrated all across the world every year on 1st of May

Labour Day, known in some parts of the world as Workers’ Day or International Workers’ Day, is celebrated all around the globe. The date – 1 May, was chosen in order to commemorate the workers’ strike in Chicago in 1886, where workers were demanding the establishment of an 8-hour workday.

15 of the demonstrators were killed during the protests and 4 labour leaders were also executed in the next couple of days. In 1899, the Socialist International decreed that celebrations on 1 May will become an annual event.

Commemoration of Labour Day

Labour syndicates and left-leaning parties and organisations from all around the globe take to the streets every year to commemorate the occasion. In 1955 the Catholic Church dedicated 1 May to Saint Joseph the Worker – the patron saint of workers and craftsmen. Today – more than a century after the tragic events took place, the world still celebrates workers’ day – in honour of labourers and working classes everywhere.

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