MAY DAY

May 1, 2019

International Labour Day is being celebrated across the world with this year's theme as "Uniting Workers for Social and Economic Advancement."

About:

Name: International Labour Day/international Workers Day is often referred to as May Day.
What is it? The day is celebrated to honour the contribution of working men and women and to pay tribute to workers sacrifices in achieving economic and social rights all over the world.
Date of observance:
- It is observed on May Day (1^st May), an ancient European spring festival.
- The date was chosen by a pan-national organization of socialist and communist political parties to commemorate the Haymarket affair, which occurred in Chicago on 4 May 1886.
Indian scenario: In India, the first Labour day or May Day was celebrated in 1923 in Chennai.