Current Affairs 01st May 2021| Current Affairs News
CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS
International Labour Day or May Day – Observed on May 01
- Labour Day is an annual holiday to celebrate the achievements of workers.
- Labour Day 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.
- May 1 is the International Day of Workers or International Labour Daydedicated to workers and labourers across the world.
- This day celebrates labourers and encourages them to be aware of their rights.
- The day has its origins in the labour union movement, specifically the eight-hour day movement.
- It is also celebrated in countries in Central America, South America, and in some parts of the Caribbean.
- In the United States, Australia, and Canada, Labor Day or Labour Day is celebrated at different times of the year.
- India celebrated the first Labour day in the year 1923 and the day is referred nationally as Antarrashtriya Shramik Diwas or Kamgar Din.
- Peter J. McGuire, a carpenter and labor union leader, was the person who came up with the idea for Labor Day.
- He thought American workers should be honored with their own day.
- He proposed his idea to New York’s Central Labor Union early in 1882, and they thought the holiday was a good idea, too.
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