On May 1, crowds across all continents are gathering in unity, celebration and protest to mark the symbolic spring holiday, also known as May Day or... 01.05.2015, Sputnik International
On May 1, crowds across all continents are gathering in unity, celebration and protest to mark the symbolic spring holiday, also known as May Day or International Workers' Day.
On May 1, crowds across all continents are gathering in unity, celebration and protest to mark the symbolic spring holiday, also known as May Day or International Workers' Day.
Indian activists of the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) shout slogans against the government during a protest march on the occasion of May Day in Hyderabad on May 1, 2015. Members of trade unions took out colourful processions and organized symposiums and seminars all over the country as part of the May Day celebrations.
A woman wrapped in a French national flag and other supporters of French far-right party Front National (FN) take part in the annual party's rally in honour of Jeanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc) on May 1, 2015 in Paris.
Local protesters display "red eye balls " during the May Day demonstration in Taipei on May 1, 2015. Thousands of people took to the streets in the capital Taipei to demand the government raise salaries, shorten work hours and ban temporary hiring in the annual May Day protest jointly organised by dozens of unions and rights groups.
Protesters wear masks as they march towards Malaysia's landmark Petronas Twin Towers during a May Day protest against GST (goods and services tax) in Kuala Lumpur on May 1, 2015. Malaysia's opposition and activists demonstrate on May Day, also known as Labour Day, against the rising cost of living due to reduced subsidies and increased taxes.
A woman holds a communist flag with portraits of Che Guevara (L), Dolores Ibarruri (C top), Marcelino Camacho (C bottom) and Vladimir Lenin (R) communist leaders on it during a May Day rally in Madrid on May 1, 2015.
Supporters of the Iraqi Communist Party hold the communist symbol of the hammer and sickle as they wave flags during a march to celebrate International Workers Day, also known as Labour Day, on May 1, 2015 in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
Members of the Federation of Korean Trade Unions stage a May Day rally near the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, May 1, 2015. Thousands of workers rallied to demand better working conditions and urge companies to stop using temporary employees. The letters on flags read: "Struggle."
Cambodian garment workers shout slogans during a gathering to mark May Day celebrations in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Friday, May 1, 2015. Garment workers staged a rally to demand higher wage and better working condition. The placard at right in the background reads: "Demanding the government urgently set up the labor court."
Protesters, mostly workers, throw tomatoes at the tarpaulin with a photo of Philippine President Benigno Aquino III during a rally near the Presidential Palace in Manila to mark May Day Friday, May 1, 2015, a national holiday in the Philippines. Thousands of workers converged near the palace to demand higher wages, better working conditions, fair export labor policies and a halt to contractualization. The sign reads: "Nothing has been changed, nothing has been delivered."
Indonesian workers shout slogans during a May Day rally in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, May 1, 2015. Thousands of workers urged the government to raise minimum wages and improve working condition.
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