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International Workers’ Day

An International Workers’ Day protest by migrant workers in 香港 (Hong Kong), China. Photo: Getty Images/BBC News.

Workers march to mark the International Workers’ Day in Seoul, South Korea. Photo: AP.

Workers take part in an International Workers’ Day rally in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo: AFP.

Workers taking part in a rally north of Durban, South Africa that was organised by the country’s largest trade union. Photo: Getty Images/BBC News.

Women march for their May Day rally in Lahore, Pakistan. Photo: AFP/BBC News.

Russian trade unions’ members line up on Red Square for their May Day celebrations in Moscow, Russia. Photo: AFP.

International Workers’ Day parade in Strasbourg, France. Photo AFP/BBC News.

Workers take part in a May Day rally in Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo: Achmad Ibrahim/AP.

International Workers’ Day rally outside the City Hall in Madrid, Spain. Photo: Paul White/PA.

Garment workers gather at the Tonlé Sap bank for a May Day rally in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Photo: Reuters.

International Workers’ Day rally in downtown Yangon, Myanmar. Photo: Reuters.

Thousands of South Carolina educators walked out today to demand full funding for public schools. Caption and photo: Eric Blanc (@_ericblanc).

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Ivanka Trump branded shoes at a DSW shoe store in New York City, United States. Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images.

A gentle request

東京 (Tokyo), Japan: Demonstrators call for an end to overwork and urge Prime Minister 安倍 晋三 (Shinzō Abe) to ditch plans to amend the constitution to allow overseas military forays. Photo: Damon Coulter/Barcroft Images.

No Time for Rain

Zürich, Switzerland: A man dressed as a clown holds an umbrella over a police officer. Photo: Ennio Leanza/EPA.

Emotional rescue

Tbilisi, Georgia: Students on a May Day march. Photo: David Mdzinarishvili/Reuters.

Mayday

Saint Petersburg, Russia: Police detain gay rights activists during a May Day rally. Photo: Dmitri Lovetsky/AP.

Μεντιτερανέο (Mediterraneo)

Athens, Greece: Members of the All-Workers Militant Front stage a May Day protest. Photo: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images.

Agora

• Jonathan Allen and Peter Székely, May Day rallies across U.S. target Trump immigration policy, Reuters, May 1, 2017

Demonstrators gather during a May Day protest in New York, United States on May 1, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Mike Segar.

The March of Humanity

Spurred by opposition to the Trump administration, demonstrators to march on behalf of women, LGBT community, immigrants, and ethnic minorities. [Read more].

• Amanda Holpuch, May Day protest poised for huge turnout as coalition of activists joins unions, The Guardian, May 1, 2017

LGBT activists will join labour unions in this year’s May Day events. Photo: John Taggart/EPA.

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1 May 2017 Labour Day 2017 Also known as International Workers’ Day, Labour Day offers a proud “hats off” to working class men and women around the globe. This Spring holiday dates back to May 1886, when thousands of U.S. workers went on strike across the country in support of the 8 hour working day. The celebration reaches far and wide, although some countries, like the U.S. and Canada, mark Labour Day in September. Today’s Doodle depicts different work environments inspired by vintage posters and WPA (Works Progress Administration) murals. So put down those tools, close your laptops and take it easy this Labour Day!

Bung Karno

A police officer walks beside a group of Indonesian workers marching to mark May Day in Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo: Reuters.

Malacañang

Protesters march towards Malacañang Palace to mark the global celebration of May Day in Manila, Philippines Monday, May 1, 2017. Photo: AP.

Magic carpet

Supporters of the leftist Palestinian group, the Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine carry a Palestinian flag and their groups banner during a demonstration to mark International Labour Day, in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, May 1, 2017. Photo: AP.

Work Stress and Overtime Work

Protesters clash with riot police as they attempt to force their way closer to a Labour Day march, in Turin, Italy. Photo: AP.

Selected Passages from Correspondence with Friends

Supporters of the Russian Communist Party take part in a May Day rally in central Moscow, Russia. Photo: Reuters.

Raising a flag over the Reichstag

A demonstrator light smoke grenades during a demonstration of leftists ahead the vigil of May Day demonstrations in Berlin, Germany. Photo: Reuters.

On the banks of Musi river

Members of All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) march in a rally to mark May Day in Hyderabad, India. Photo: Reuters.

Helvetiaplatz

Protesters gather on Helvetiaplatz ahead of a May Day demonstration in Zürich, Switzerland. Photo: Reuters.

Spring is Coming

On Monday, International Workers’ Day, protesters will fill the National Mall and the streets of cities elsewhere to protest what they call the federal government’s “deportation machinery” and to demand civil rights reserved for citizens be bestowed upon illegal immigrants. [Read more].

• Penny Starr, May Day: Anti-Trump Illegal Aliens Vow “Biggest Workers Strike in over a Decade”, Breitbart News, May 1, 2017

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