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Today is International Labour Day

May 20,2022

Today is International Labour Day

International Workers’ Day or Labour Day is celebrated on May 1 in most countries. Labour Day is observed to commemorate the struggles and sacrifices of the workers’ and labours’ movement. It is also known as May Day.
May Day is celebrated in more than 80 countries, including India, Cuba and China. The origin of Labour Day can be traced back to the United States of America in the 19th Century. May 1 in particular was chosen as the date to mark Labour Day to commemorate the nationwide strike for an eight-hour day in 1886 that began on May 1 and ended as the Haymarket affair in Chicago US.
The Haymarket affair refers to the tragic incident where a labour protest rally turned violent after someone threw a bomb at the police leading to the death of seven police officers and at least four civilians.

It was first celebrated in India in Chennai then known as Madras on May 1, 1923. The initiative was taken by the Labour Kisan Party of Hindustan. The leader of the party, Comrade Singaravelar arranged two meetings to celebrate this occasion.

Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has greeted the workforce of the nation, on Mayday. In a tweet he said that he salutes the toil which workers put in to transform ideas into reality. He said we owe our growth as a nation to the determination & spirit of our hardworking workforce.