“International Workers’ Day (also known as May Day) is a celebration of the international labour movement. May 1 is a national holiday in more than 80 countries and celebrated unofficially in many other countries.” – Wikipedia.
What is the origin of the Labour Day?
In Singapore, today is celebrated as Labour Day and it is a public holiday.
As we take a break from the workplace, let’s take a moment to reflect on the sacrifice to those that had come before us to fight for the rights that we now enjoy as basic entitlements.
According to Wikipedia, International Workers’ Day is the commemoration of the 1886 Haymarket affair in Chicago.
The police were trying to disperse a public assembly during a general strike for the eight-hour workday, when an unidentified person threw a bomb at them.
The police reacted by firing on the workers, killing four demonstrators.