What You Need to Know About International Labour Day

Official Name: International Workers’ Day

Popularly called as May Day, International Workers’ Day is celebrated to promote and encourage the international labour associations.  It is been celebrated on May 1^st of every year and declared as a national holiday in all countries of the world. In US and Canada, the Labour Day falls on 1^st Monday of September month. It is a day where we take some time to remember the great achievements of the workers working in various fields.

Why is May Day Celebrated?

The main aim of celebrating the International Labour Day or May Day is to value the struggle and promote the requirement of eight-hour work day. Earlier, the working system for the labours was very hard and they usually work for 10 to 16 hours a day. Due to this, there were lot of deaths, injuries and other dreadful conditions took place in 1860’s.

The rising death and bad working environment forced the workers to protest against the cause. With the support of many socialists and leaders, the Government declared the eight-hours working module in the industries, factories and companies. It is also estimated to know that many workers lost their lives during the strike in Chicago.

How International Labour Day is Celebrated?

May Day is celebrated yearly as an official holiday all over the world. People celebrate the International Labour Day by conducting a lot of programs and parties with their fellow friends. They usually decorate the flags and banners using colours.

Various inspirational messages about workers will be flashed in radio channels and TV channels. Apart from this, there will be lot of activities on Labour Day party celebration including cartoon characters, western culture shows, TV shows movies, crazy fun activities, holiday activities and much more.

International Labour Day Quotes

“The tendency of taxation is to create a class of persons who do not labor, to take from those who do labor the produce of that labor, and to give it to those who do not labor.” William Cobbett

“Labor Day is a glorious holiday because your child will be going back to school the next day. It would have been called Independence Day, but that name was already taken.” Bill Dodds

“Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration.” Abraham Lincoln