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May Day or International Workers’ Day
Context
Every year on May 1, International Labour Day is observed to remember the struggles and sacrifices of the workers and labour movements.
Brief Background
- On May 1st, 1886, labour unions in the United States initiated a strike advocating for an eight-hour workday. The strike culminated in the tragic events of May 4th, 1886, at Chicago’s Haymarket Square, where a peaceful rally turned violent with a bomb explosion.
- Inspired by the Chicago protests, the decision to commemorate May Day annually was made, following a meeting in Paris in 1889
- In India, on May 1st, 1923, the first May Day celebrations were organised in Chennaiby the Labour Kisan Party of Hindustan, led by Comrade Singaravelar.
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