Labour Day is an annual day of celebration of the achievements of workers. It has its origins in the labour union movement, specifically the eight-hour day movement, which advocated eight hours for work, eight hours for recreation, and eight hours for rest.
A May Day parade in Brisbane in 2017
A Labour Day parade in Toronto, Ontario in the early 1900s
A Labor Day protest in Manila in 2019
First US Labor Day Parade, 5 September 1882 in New York City
International Workers' Day
International Workers' Day, also known as Labour Day in some countries and often referred to as May Day, is a celebration of labourers and the working classes that is promoted by the international labour movement and occurs every year on 1 May, or the first Monday in May.
2013 International Workers’ Day demonstration in Austria
A 1 May rally in Bucharest in 1967
May Day rally in Moscow, 1 May 1960
Egyptian Communist Party flags in Tahrir Square