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02 May 2023

French Police Clash With Protestors During May Day Rallies, Nearly 200 Held

During protests against French President Emmanuel Macron's increase in the retirement age, demonstrators pelted Paris police with Molotov cocktails and fireworks.

12 Nov 2018

Are you mazdoor: Biplab Deb justifies dropping May Day from holiday list

The Tripura government in a notification had said that government employees would be allowed to avail any four holidays chosen by them out of a list of restricted holidays during 2019.

01 May 2018

Photos: Rallies across the world on International Workers' Day

Workers and activists marked International Workers' Day or May Day on Tuesday with rallies to demand their government address labour issues.

International Labour Day

01 May 2018

Aamir Khan, Alia Bhatt's ''shramdaan'' on Labour Day

The event was organised by Aamir`s Paani Foundation, which works in the area of water conservation.

01 May 2018

Aamir Khan, Alia Bhatt's 'shramdaan' on Labour Day

The event was organised by Aamir's Paani Foundation, which works in the area of water conservation.

Google Doodle labour day

01 May 2018

Google Doodle celebrates International Workers' Day 2018

Labour Day is celebrated to mark the achievement of workers.

02 May 2017

Arrests made as thousands rally in US against Donald Trump

Tens of thousands across the country peacefully chanted, picketed and protested against President Donald Trump's immigration and labor policies on May Day.

01 May 2017

On May Day, workers of the world unite and protest

Europeans took to the streets on Monday, celebrating the international workers` holiday of May Day with an assortment of rallies and demonstrations, which in France turned violent as protesters threw petrol bombs at police.

01 May 2017

Macron, Le Pen exchange May Day blows on day of rallies and protests

Centrist presidential frontrunner Emmanuel Macron and his far-right rival Marine Le Pen attacked each other`s visions of France and the role it should play in Europe on Monday against a background of May Day rallies and protests.

01 May 2017

May Day 2017: Why is it called the International Workers' Day

May 1, also known as the May Day marks the traditional spring festival in some countries which is counted as a public holiday where people indulge in many day-long activities such as dancing, cake-making etc. In the 19th century or so May Day was selected as the date marking the International Workers' Day by the Socialists and Communists of the Second International to commemorate the Haymarket affair in Chicago.

01 May 2016

Thousands rally in Turkey to mark May Day amid tight security

Tens of thousands of people gathered in Turkey's largest city of Istanbul on Sunday to mark the International Workers' Day, also known as May Day, amid tight security measures.

30 Apr 2016

Istanbul braces for police lockdown on May Day

On May 1 last year, Turkish police used water cannon and tear gas to disperse May Day protesters in Istanbul.

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