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Labour Day Around the World

Published May 2nd, 2018 - 09:35 GMT

Labour Day is a celebration of labourers that is promoted by the international labour movement which occurs every year on 1 May.

The first of May is a national public holiday in many countries worldwide, in most cases as "Labour Day", "International Workers' Day" or in some similar name.

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Activists and supporters of Russia's left-wing parties and movements march during a May Day rally in downtown Moscow on May 1, 2018 / AFP

Activists and supporters of Russia's left-wing parties and movements march during a May Day rally in downtown Moscow on May 1, 2018 / AFP

Pierre Gilbert, a 37 year old sociology university teacher, poses with his daughter during the annual May Day workers' rally in Paris on May 1, 2018 / AFP

Pierre Gilbert, a 37 year old sociology university teacher, poses with his daughter during the annual May Day workers' rally in Paris on May 1, 2018 / AFP

Supporters of the Workers' Party founder and Brazilian ex-president (2003-2011) Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva take part in a May Day rally at Santos Andrade square in Curitiba, Brazil, on May 1, 2018 /AFP

Supporters of the Workers' Party founder and Brazilian ex-president (2003-2011) Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva take part in a May Day rally at Santos Andrade square in Curitiba, Brazil, on May 1, 2018 /AFP

Demonstrators march through the city during May Day protests in Los Angeles, California on May 1, 2018 / AFP

Demonstrators march through the city during May Day protests in Los Angeles, California on May 1, 2018 / AFP

A couple sit back-to-back past a portrait of nationalist leader Sun Yat-sen in Tiananmen Square on the May Day holiday in Beijing on May 1, 2018 / AFP

A couple sit back-to-back past a portrait of nationalist leader Sun Yat-sen in Tiananmen Square on the May Day holiday in Beijing on May 1, 2018 / AFP

Demonstrators take part in a May Day rally in Ankara, on May 1, 2018 / AFP

Demonstrators take part in a May Day rally in Ankara, on May 1, 2018 / AFP

Activists and supporters of Russia's left-wing parties and movements march during a May Day rally in downtown Moscow on May 1, 2018 / AFP
Pierre Gilbert, a 37 year old sociology university teacher, poses with his daughter during the annual May Day workers' rally in Paris on May 1, 2018 / AFP
Supporters of the Workers' Party founder and Brazilian ex-president (2003-2011) Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva take part in a May Day rally at Santos Andrade square in Curitiba, Brazil, on May 1, 2018 /AFP
Demonstrators march through the city during May Day protests in Los Angeles, California on May 1, 2018 / AFP
A couple sit back-to-back past a portrait of nationalist leader Sun Yat-sen in Tiananmen Square on the May Day holiday in Beijing on May 1, 2018 / AFP
Demonstrators take part in a May Day rally in Ankara, on May 1, 2018 / AFP
Activists and supporters of Russia's left-wing parties and movements march during a May Day rally in downtown Moscow on May 1, 2018 / AFP
Activists and supporters of Russia's left-wing parties and movements march during a May Day rally in downtown Moscow on May 1, 2018 / AFP
Pierre Gilbert, a 37 year old sociology university teacher, poses with his daughter during the annual May Day workers' rally in Paris on May 1, 2018 / AFP
Pierre Gilbert, a 37 year old sociology university teacher, poses with his daughter during the annual May Day workers' rally in Paris on May 1, 2018 / AFP
Supporters of the Workers' Party founder and Brazilian ex-president (2003-2011) Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva take part in a May Day rally at Santos Andrade square in Curitiba, Brazil, on May 1, 2018 /AFP
Supporters of the Workers' Party founder and Brazilian ex-president (2003-2011) Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva take part in a May Day rally at Santos Andrade square in Curitiba, Brazil, on May 1, 2018 /AFP
Demonstrators march through the city during May Day protests in Los Angeles, California on May 1, 2018 / AFP
Demonstrators march through the city during May Day protests in Los Angeles, California on May 1, 2018 / AFP
A couple sit back-to-back past a portrait of nationalist leader Sun Yat-sen in Tiananmen Square on the May Day holiday in Beijing on May 1, 2018 / AFP
A couple sit back-to-back past a portrait of nationalist leader Sun Yat-sen in Tiananmen Square on the May Day holiday in Beijing on May 1, 2018 / AFP
Demonstrators take part in a May Day rally in Ankara, on May 1, 2018 / AFP
Demonstrators take part in a May Day rally in Ankara, on May 1, 2018 / AFP
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