International Labor Day, also known as May Day International Labor Day, Labor Day and International Demonstration Day, is Labor Day in more than 80 countries in the world. International Labor Day is a holiday promoted by the international labor movement and celebrated by workers and the working class around the world on May Day (May 1) every year.
Although International Labor Day may be related to regional spring May Day holiday traditions, the holiday was first established for political reasons at the International Socialist Congress in 1889. The Second International passed a resolution at the conference, deciding to hold a large-scale international demonstration on a certain day so that workers could demand that the governing authorities legally limit working hours to 8 hours a day. Within [6][7], and expressed support for the decision of the American Federation of Labor to set the specific date as May 1, 1890[8] to commemorate the Haymarket where Chicago workers were suppressed by the police for an eight-hour working day. event, and later the event evolved into International Labor Day. At the 1904 Amsterdam Conference, the Second International further called on “Social democratic organizations and trade union federations in all countries to resolutely demand the legal provision of an eight-hour working day on May 1st every year, support the class demands of the proletariat and support world peace. ".
May 1st is an official holiday in many parts of the world, most often as "Labor Day", "International Workers' Day" or similar names. Some areas celebrate Labor Day on other dates, such as the United States and Canada celebrating Labor Day on the first Monday in September
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