Millions of people around the world celebrated Labor Day this May 1st. The date was marked, once again, by demonstrations for better wages and working conditions and, em In some cities, protests ended in clashes with police.
On the other side of the world, the Chinese were to the streets. There, the celebrations last five days, stopping height in factories and companies.
More than 20 thousand people watched at the beginning of the festivities Labor Day no Mount Tai, one of the country’s sacred mountains and UNESCO world heritage site.
In Istanbulthousands of people took to the streets to call for greater resistance in the country.
The march organized by the main Turkish unions ended in clashes when agents tried to prevent for the protesters to reach the city’s main square.
Police used water and gas cannons tearful to disperse the crowd.
In Cuba, o President Miguel Díaz-Canel led a march in the capital, Havana, to mark the date.
To Argentina, the population condemned the economic policies and labor reform that the president, Javier mercy, he wants impor to the country.
Unions say the proposal compromises fundamental rights.
In Paris, the May Day demonstrations also ended in clashes with the police.
For the first time it was a public holiday in South Korea
In South Koreathis is the first Labor Day which is a national holiday. Before 2026, only the private sector was entitled to the day.
Nas Philippinesthousands gathered in the capital, Manila, to demand better wages.
Filipino workers earn, on average, just over 10 euros per day.
O May 1st was born in Estates Unida The first demonstrations served to honor the 1886 strike, which brought together thousands of workers in Chicago, who took to the streets to demand better working conditions.
At the time, the daily workload could reach 5 pm e mMany had no days off or vacations.
